Jul 5, 2026 · 12 min · 8 segments
Send us Fan Mail A wet start to the first half of the week is on the way as much-needed rain returns to Southern New England. Temperatures finally…
Why are Nor'easters so rare here in southern New England during the summertime? So why is it rare for us to get a Nor'easter during the summertime? There's five factors, and you get a point for each factor to try to get a five out of five
score.
We had four days in a row over 90 degrees, and it couldn't have happened at a better time, right? 3rd and 4th of July, unbelievable.
The fireworks were incredible on the night of the 3rd, super fun, and the weather was just 10 out of 10.
So you can't ask for much more than that, particularly during one of our busiest weeks of the whole year.
There's a flood watch posted for the entire state of Connecticut, as they could see upwards of six inches of rain, right? How crazy is that? However...
It is not out of the question for us to see a tremendous amount of rain either.
But it looks like as of the last model runs, the heaviest rain is going to stay to our south.
So stay tuned to the Facebook group for more updates on the majority of rain Tuesday.
The average high temperature for the first full week of July, which is what this was because we had some June last week.
This week, our high temperatures look to be below average and our lows look to be about average.
Why are Nor'easters so rare here in southern New England during the summertime? So why is it rare for us to get a Nor'easter during the summertime? There's five factors, and you get a point for each factor to try to get a five out of five
score.
We had four days in a row over 90 degrees, and it couldn't have happened at a better time, right? 3rd and 4th of July, unbelievable.
The fireworks were incredible on the night of the 3rd, super fun, and the weather was just 10 out of 10.
So you can't ask for much more than that, particularly during one of our busiest weeks of the whole year.
There's a flood watch posted for the entire state of Connecticut, as they could see upwards of six inches of rain, right? How crazy is that? However...
It is not out of the question for us to see a tremendous amount of rain either.
But it looks like as of the last model runs, the heaviest rain is going to stay to our south.
So stay tuned to the Facebook group for more updates on the majority of rain Tuesday.
The average high temperature for the first full week of July, which is what this was because we had some June last week.
This week, our high temperatures look to be below average and our lows look to be about average.
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