Station Name: HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR NEW MILFORD, CT
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 223 feet

Nearest Address:
199 Boardman Rd
New Milford, CT 06776
Litchfield County

GPS Coordinates: 41.5931499, -73.4495669

Nearby Water Temperatures

Extreme Heat Warning issued July 1 at 2:12AM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY

Effective: Wed July 1, 2026, 2:12 AM
Expires: Wed July 1, 2026, 8:15 PM

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Litchfield County in Connecticut, southern Berkshire County in Massachusetts, Bennington and eastern Windham Counties in southern Vermont, and the Mid Hudson Valley, Capital Region, Taconics, Upper Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, portions of the eastern Catskills, and the Schoharie Valley in New York. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will not be much relief at night, with low temperatures in the 70s along with humid conditions persisting across much of the area Wednesday night and Thursday night.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed. If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter, you can call 211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the heat.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 3:34AM EDT until July 1 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Albany NY

Effective: Wed July 1, 2026, 3:34 AM
Expires: Wed July 1, 2026, 4:30 AM

SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut... East central Dutchess County in east central New York... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 333 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kent, or 11 miles north of Sherman, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... New Milford, Sherman, Kent, Oakville, New Preston, Woodbury Center, Gaylordsville, Watertown, Woodbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Morris, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Warren, Bantam, Hotchkissville, Reynolds Bridge, Pomeraug, and Candlewood Trails.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 3:40AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Wed July 1, 2026, 3:40 AM
Expires: Wed July 1, 2026, 4:45 AM

At 340 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kent, or 7 miles north of New Milford, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Waterbury, Danbury, Naugatuck, Southbury, Wolcott, Sherman, Newtown, Cheshire, Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Prospect, Middlebury, and Oxford.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.