Branford, CT Weather Forecast
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Branford, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Branford, CT at a glance
Branford is home to about 28,031 people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, across 22 square miles. It ranks 35th by population of 151 places in Connecticut with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is East Haven, 4 miles away.
- County
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population
- 28,031 2023 est.
- Land area
- 22 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,283
- Forecast point
- 41.2799°N, 72.7859°W
How well can the network see Branford?
The nearest Doppler radar is KOKX (New York City, NY), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 1,800 ft above Branford. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Branford show up clearly. Branford is closer to its radar than 72% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHVN (New Haven/Tweed Arpt). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Branford
- East Haven, CT4 mi
- North Branford, CT6 mi
- Guilford, CT6 mi
- New Haven, CT8 mi
- North Haven, CT8 mi
- West Haven, CT9 mi
- Madison, CT9 mi
- Hamden, CT11 mi
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