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Quinnipiac University, Connecticut

Community in New Haven County, Connecticut

Air quality

The air at Quinnipiac University

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Waterbury (CT), 13 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good8.2 mi
  • Ozone-17 ppb8.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good8.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb8.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.5 ppm8.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Quinnipiac University

0.46 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.46in
Last 3 days
0.46in

Visibility

How far you can see at Quinnipiac University, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 8 PM.

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On the radar over Quinnipiac University, ConnecticutReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Quinnipiac University, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mount CarmelMTCC3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/184 ft/28 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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North Haven 2.6 WNWCT-NH-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/180 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Meriden Markham Muni Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Quinnipiac University, Connecticut. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Meriden Markham Muni Airport, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEMeriden Markham Muni Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MMKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Meriden Markham Muni Airport: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMKFIG. B THE AIR AT MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEMeriden Markham Muni Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Meriden Markham Muni Airport, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMKFIG. C THE WIND AT MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMeriden Markham Muni Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Meriden Markham Muni Airport, 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.

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

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