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41.3483’ N, 72.3850’ W

Essex, CT

48°
H 61°
L 39°
WNW
7mph
High tide
8:04 am
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Essex, CT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Tue
Oct 6 		Sunny
Close Hourly 		61º / 39º 1% NW 11 mph 50%
4am Clear 48º 1% WNW 7 mph 63%
5am Clear 47º 1% NW 8 mph 63%
6am Clear 46º 0% NW 8 mph 63%
7am Sunny 45º 0% NW 9 mph 65%
8am Sunny 48º 0% NW 9 mph 59%
9am Sunny 50º 0% NW 11 mph 54%
10am Sunny 52º 0% NW 11 mph 48%
11am Sunny 54º 0% NW 11 mph 44%
12pm Sunny 56º 0% NW 11 mph 41%
1pm Sunny 58º 0% NW 11 mph 39%
2pm Sunny 59º 0% NW 10 mph 38%
3pm Sunny 61º 0% NW 10 mph 36%
4pm Sunny 61º 0% NW 9 mph 36%
5pm Sunny 60º 0% WNW 8 mph 38%
6pm Sunny 57º 0% WNW 6 mph 45%
7pm Clear 53º 0% NW 4 mph 53%
8pm Clear 51º 1% NW 3 mph 58%
9pm Clear 49º 1% NW 2 mph 62%
10pm Clear 48º 1% NW 2 mph 65%
11pm Clear 47º 1% NW 3 mph 68%
Wed
Oct 7 		Sunny
View Hourly 		67º / 57º 2% SW 10 mph 57%
12am Clear 46º 1% NW 2 mph 73%
1am Clear 45º 1% NW 2 mph 75%
2am Clear 44º 1% NW 2 mph 76%
3am Clear 42º 2% NW 1 mph 78%
4am Clear 41º 2% NW 1 mph 78%
5am Clear 41º 2% NW 0 mph 79%
6am Clear 40º 2% W 0 mph 81%
7am Sunny 40º 2% SW 0 mph 81%
8am Sunny 46º 2% WSW 0 mph 74%
9am Sunny 52º 1% SW 1 mph 66%
10am Sunny 57º 0% SW 4 mph 56%
11am Sunny 60º 0% SSW 6 mph 51%
12pm Sunny 62º 0% SSW 7 mph 49%
1pm Sunny 63º 0% SSW 8 mph 48%
2pm Sunny 64º 0% SSW 9 mph 48%
3pm Sunny 65º 0% SSW 10 mph 48%
4pm Sunny 65º 0% SSW 10 mph 50%
5pm Sunny 64º 0% SSW 10 mph 55%
6pm Sunny 62º 1% SSW 9 mph 62%
7pm Clear 59º 2% SSW 8 mph 72%
8pm Clear 58º 3% SSW 8 mph 76%
9pm Clear 58º 4% SSW 7 mph 79%
10pm Clear 58º 4% SSW 7 mph 80%
11pm Clear 59º 5% SW 8 mph 81%
Thu
Oct 8 		Mostly Sunny
View Hourly 		73º / 51º 6% SW 9 mph 69%
12am Clear 59º 5% SW 7 mph 83%
1am Clear 59º 4% SW 8 mph 83%
2am Clear 59º 5% SW 7 mph 86%
3am Clear 58º 5% SW 7 mph 88%
Fri
Oct 9 		Sunny 70º / 47º 4% WNW 9 mph 54%
Sat
Oct 10 		Mostly Sunny 66º / 51º 4% WNW 8 mph 59%
Sun
Oct 11 		Partly Cloudy 70º / 56º 24% SSW 9 mph 67%
Mon
Oct 12 		Showers 71º / 53º 64% W 8 mph 76%
Tue
Oct 13 		Partly Cloudy 68º / 55º 17% NE 9 mph 76%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Essex, CT

Tuesday
High : 61ºF
NW wind 8 to 11 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Low : 39ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
High : 66ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 54ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 73ºF
SW wind 5 to 8 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Low : 50ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
High : 68ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night
Low : 48ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday
High : 67ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Essex, CT

    TuesdayWednesdayThursday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 79119321071087
    8am12pm4pm8pm12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm12am4am
    MPH 79119321071087
    DIR WNWNWNWNWNWNWNWWSWSSWSSWSSWSW

    Current Weather Conditions In Essex, CT

    As Of: 19 minutes ago

    • 48ºF
    • 45ºF
    • 7mph
    • 0º (WNW)
    • 7mph
    • Clear
    • 10mi
    • 30.06"
    • 63%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Essex, CT is Clear. The current temperature is 48°F, and the expected high and low for today, Tuesday, October 6, 2026, are 61° high temperature and 39°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 7 miles per hour, and coming from the West Northwest. The wind is gusting to 7 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 45° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 1 percent, with current humidity at 63 percent, and air pressure at 30.06 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Small Craft Advisory - 3:08am Tue Oct 6 2026

    ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

    WHAT: Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

    WHERE: Long Island Sound east of Orient Point and the
    Connecticut River.

    WHEN: Until 11 AM EDT this morning.

    IMPACTS: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
    vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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