Storm Station
Fairfield University, Connecticut
58°
Rain· Feels like 58°·Fresh breeze 20 mph NNE
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fairfield University, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bridgeport/SikorskyBDR

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/16 ft/104 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Fairfield 1.5 NECT-FR-60

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/21 ft/99 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AnsoniaANSC3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.4 mi away/177 ft/57 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bridgeport/Sikorsky, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Fairfield University. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,400 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Bridgeport/Sikorsky, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEBridgeport/Sikorsky, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BDRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BDR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Bridgeport/Sikorsky: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BDR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 32 mph, gusting 49 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bridgeport/Sikorsky, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 32 miles an hour, gusting 49; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, 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 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE47GUST, 49 MPH10STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBridgeport/Sikorsky, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BDRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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

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Near Fairfield University

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