Connecticut Weather: 02-21-2026

Good afternoon! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Connecticut Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 19th. Folks, Mother Nature just handed us a late February gift. Step outside and you'll feel it immediately. Sunshine, mild air, and barely a whisper of wind. After the cold stretch we've been grinding through, this feels like a reward. Here's the deal. Temperatures are running 6 to 8 degrees above normal today. Along the coast, you're hitting 44 degrees. Central and Eastern Connecticut settle around 42 degrees. Not exactly flip flop territory, but for mid February? That's a win. Winds are practically nonexistent. Just 3 to 5 miles an hour. Air quality is solid too. If you're thinking coastal walk, the timing is perfect. Low tide hit at 6:17 this morning and comes back at 6:20 tonight. High tide peaks at just 2.3 feet around 11:51 this morning. Gentle stuff. Tonight, clear skies stick around but temperatures drop fast after sunset. Lows land in the upper 20s. Chilly, not brutal. A light north breeze keeps things calm. Tomorrow brings more of the same, just slightly cooler. Highs ease back to the upper 30s under partly cloudy skies. Still dry. Still pleasant. Here's your heads up for the week ahead. Monday stays mild before a weak system sneaks in Tuesday with a slight chance of rain or snow showers. Nothing dramatic. Temperatures cool a touch midweek, then rebound back to the 40s by Thursday and Friday. No storms lurking. No surprises. One more thing worth celebrating. We're gaining 2 minutes and 41 seconds of daylight every single day now. Sunrise was 6:39 this morning. Sunset stretches to 5:32 tonight. You'll want to soak up that extra evening light while you can. If this forecast helped you plan your Saturday, share it with a neighbor. It really does help us grow. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Stay safe out there!