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Sacred Heart University, Connecticut

Community in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Air quality

The air at Sacred Heart University

Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Bridgeport (CT), 4 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good4.4 mi
  • Ozone-24 ppb18.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good4.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.4 ppb8.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb4.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm18.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sacred Heart University

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sacred Heart University, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sacred Heart University, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BridgeportNDBC-BRHC3

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank327of 378

measured daily2 instruments

Trumbull 1.5 SWCT-FR-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/332 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AnsoniaANSC3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/177 ft/118 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bridgeport/Sikorsky, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Sacred Heart University, Connecticut. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bridgeport/Sikorsky, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BDRFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKYSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBridgeport/Sikorsky, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BDRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BDR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bridgeport/Sikorsky: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BDRFIG. B THE AIR AT BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.5 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEBridgeport/Sikorsky, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BDRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BDR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bridgeport/Sikorsky, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BDRFIG. C THE WIND AT BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBridgeport/Sikorsky, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BDRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BDR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bridgeport/Sikorsky, 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 Sacred Heart University

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

Near Sacred Heart University

River and lake gauges