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New Preston, Connecticut

Community in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Air quality

The air at New Preston

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Torrington (CT), 10 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good10.8 mi
  • Ozone27Good23 ppb10.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good10.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm10.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 4, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Preston

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at New Preston, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over New Preston, ConnecticutReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Preston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Oxford (AWOS)OXC

At an airfield/17.9 mi away/728 ft/118 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 375

measured daily2 instruments

New Preston 3.1 ENECT-LT-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/808 ft/198 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DanburryDANC3

At a cooperative observer's station/19.3 mi away/318 ft/292 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank320of 375

Station report

The weather at Oxford (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.9 mi from New Preston, Connecticut. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Oxford (AWOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. A THE SKY OVER OXFORD (AWOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 7,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOxford (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Oxford (AWOS): temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. B THE AIR AT OXFORD (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEOxford (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Oxford (AWOS), north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. C THE WIND AT OXFORD (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOxford (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Oxford (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Connecticut

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near New Preston

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near New Preston

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