Bristol, CT Weather Forecast
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Bristol, 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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Bristol, CT at a glance
Bristol is home to about 61,601 people in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, across 26 square miles. It ranks 12th by population of 151 places in Connecticut with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Plainville, 4 miles away.
- County
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Population
- 61,601 2023 est.
- Land area
- 26 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,333
- Forecast point
- 41.6816°N, 72.9407°W
How well can the network see Bristol?
The nearest Doppler radar is KOKX (New York City, NY), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 4,200 ft above Bristol. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Bristol can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is K4B8 (Plainville/Robertson Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Bristol
- Plainville, CT4 mi
- Plymouth, CT5 mi
- Burlington, CT5 mi
- Southington, CT6 mi
- Farmington, CT6 mi
- Wolcott, CT6 mi
- New Britain, CT8 mi
- Thomaston, CT8 mi
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