Water Temperature of the Housatonic River in Stratford, CT

Current Water Temperature

32.0°F

Measurement Time: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 9:45 AM EST

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Mangement Area; Long Island Sound; Milford, CT

Housatonic River

Station Name: HOUSATONIC RIVER NR NELLS ISLAND NR STRATFORD, CT
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
501 Broad St
Stratford, CT 06615
Fairfield County

GPS Coordinates: 41.1884333, -73.12125278

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Saugatuck River, Westport Village, CT (13.7 mi)
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Flax Pond, Old Field, NY (15.6 mi)
Norwalk River, Norwalk, CT (15.9 mi)
Norwalk Harbor, Norwalk, CT (16.2 mi)
Norwalk River, Norwalk, CT (16.5 mi)
Naugatuck River, Beacon Falls, CT (17.8 mi)
Quinnipiac River, Wallingford, CT (23.2 mi)
Peconic River, Riverhead, NY (31.3 mi)
Frost Creek, Lattingtown, NY (31.4 mi)

Weather for Stratford, Connecticut

Current Weather

24.1°F
Sunny
Sunny
12.6°F
23.8°F
38%
WNW 12.3 mph
17.1 mph
12.7°F
14.6°F
0 in
0%
9 mi
1017 mbar
0.1

Five Day Weather Forecast

Sunny
Thu
H: 27°F
L: 4°F
Sunny
Fri
H: 21°F
L: -3°F
Sunny
Sat
H: 23°F
L: 6°F
Overcast
Sun
H: 23°F
L: 14°F
Sunny
Mon
H: 29°F
L: 15°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.75 μg/m3
PM10: 6.85 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 204.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 14.45 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.95 μg/m3
Ozone: 62 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 12:05 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
Daylight: 9 hrs 59 mins
Moonrise: 1:12 PM
Moon Transit: 9:25 PM
Moonset: 4:34 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 86.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

10:44 AM - 1:14 PM
8:55 PM - 11:25 PM

Minor Periods

12:42 AM - 2:12 PM
4:04 AM - 5:34 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. * WHERE...Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below expected. * WHERE...Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, and Southern New London Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 18 below expected. * WHERE...Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Northern New London Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 6 below expected. * WHERE...Northeast Suffolk, Northwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, and Southwest Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected. * WHERE...Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, and Southwest Suffolk Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 14 below expected. * WHERE...Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Southern Westchester Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below expected. * WHERE...Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Southern Westchester Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 6 below expected. * WHERE...Northern Nassau and Southern Nassau Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 12:30AM EST until January 30 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 12:30 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 25 below expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and the Mohawk and Schoharie Valleys, Greater Capital Region, mid Hudson Valley, Taconics and Glens Falls-Saratoga Region of eastern New York. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Frostbite can occur on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 12:32PM EST until January 30 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Albany NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 12:32 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 25 below expected. * WHERE...Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut, the central and eastern Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley, Greater Capital Region, mid Hudson Valley, Taconics, Helderbergs, and the Glens Falls-Saratoga Region. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 6 below expected. * WHERE...Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and Southern Queens Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 7 below expected. * WHERE...Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and Southern Queens Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 5:44AM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 5:44 AM
Expires: Thu January 29, 2026, 2:00 PM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected. * WHERE...Eastern Bergen, Eastern Passaic, Western Bergen, and Western Passaic Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 1:11PM EST until January 30 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Upton NY

Effective: Thu January 29, 2026, 1:11 PM
Expires: Fri January 30, 2026, 10:00 AM

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 12 below expected. * WHERE...Eastern Bergen, Eastern Passaic, Western Bergen, and Western Passaic Counties. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
27.1°F
3.7°F
12.7°F
60%
0 in
0%
0%
14.5 mph
0.3


Air Quality

AQI: 2 - Moderate
PM2.5: 15.51 μg/m3
PM10: 15.77 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 301.17 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 24.63 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.63 μg/m3
Ozone: 48.2 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:06 AM
Sun Transit: 12:05 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
Daylight: 9 hrs 59 mins
Moonrise: 1:12 PM
Moon Transit: 9:25 PM
Moonset: 4:34 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 86.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

10:44 AM - 1:14 PM
8:55 PM - 11:25 PM

Minor Periods

12:42 AM - 2:12 PM
4:04 AM - 5:34 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, January 30, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
20.7°F
-3.3°F
10°F
64%
0 in
0%
0%
13.2 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.21 μg/m3
PM10: 5.32 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 202.57 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.42 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.87 μg/m3
Ozone: 66 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:05 AM
Sun Transit: 12:05 AM
Sunset: 5:07 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 1 mins
Moonrise: 2:23 PM
Moon Transit: 10:29 PM
Moonset: 5:36 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 93.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:48 AM - 2:18 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

1:53 PM - 3:23 PM
5:06 AM - 6:36 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
22.6°F
6.3°F
13.9°F
69%
0 in
0%
0%
11.4 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.79 μg/m3
PM10: 7.03 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 221.73 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.27 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.9 μg/m3
Ozone: 60.32 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:04 AM
Sun Transit: 12:05 AM
Sunset: 5:08 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 4 mins
Moonrise: 3:40 PM
Moon Transit: 11:29 PM
Moonset: 6:26 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:50 AM - 3:20 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

3:10 PM - 4:40 PM
5:56 AM - 7:26 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Weather Forecast

Overcast
22.6°F
14.4°F
18.3°F
70%
0 in
0%
0%
19 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 4.96 μg/m3
PM10: 5.32 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 187.46 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.53 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.96 μg/m3
Ozone: 73.24 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:03 AM
Sun Transit: 12:06 AM
Sunset: 5:09 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 6 mins
Moonrise: 4:59 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 7:05 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:47 PM - 4:17 PM

Minor Periods

4:29 PM - 5:59 PM
6:35 AM - 8:05 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Monday, February 2, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
29.1°F
14.5°F
20.2°F
79%
0 in
0%
0%
18.3 mph
0.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.12 μg/m3
PM10: 5.5 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 176.31 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.08 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.22 μg/m3
Ozone: 81.77 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 7:02 AM
Sun Transit: 12:06 AM
Sunset: 5:10 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 8 mins
Moonrise: 6:14 PM
Moon Transit: 12:24 AM
Moonset: 7:36 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:39 PM - 5:09 PM

Minor Periods

5:44 PM - 7:14 PM
7:06 AM - 8:36 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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