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Paul Piorek WICC

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Paul is a New York Emmy award winner and four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters' Association award for Best TV Weathercast. Paul is the chief meteorologist at WICC 600 AM & 95.9 FM in Bridgeport, CT. Listen LIVE at voiceofct.com.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · Nov 17

Listen to my LIVE weather forecasts each weekday morning on WICC 600 AM and 95.9 FM, the "Voice of Connecticut."
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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 10h

Much of southern Connecticut is experiencing a "moderate drought," according to the latest Drought Monitor Index released Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 10h

10/09/2025 @ 4:45 p.m. EDT: The air temperature is a cool 58° F with dry 27° dew point and a light north breeze under a clear and sunny sky Samp Mortar Lake and Dam in Fairfield.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 20h

NOAA's Weather Prediction Center is forecasting a "marginal" risk of excessive rainfall Sunday across southwestern Connecticut.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 20h

NOAA's Weather Prediction Center is forecasting a "marginal" risk of excessive rainfall Monday across southwestern Connecticut.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 20h

A Freeze Warning will be in effect for northern Fairfield and New Haven counties Friday from 12 a.m. until 9 a.m. EDT: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 1d

A Freeze Watch will be in effect for Northern Fairfield and New Haven counties Thursday from 12 a.m. until 9 a.m. EDT: forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to WICC 600 AM, 95.9 FM, 107.3 FM, and voiceofct.com to hear my updated Autumn weather reports for southwestern Connecticut seven days a week.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 2d

Approximately one inch of rain is expected across southwestern Connecticut through Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 3d

Here is the September climate scorecard for the region, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 4d

Sunday's high and low temperatures at the Bridgeport climate station as of 4 p.m. EDT were 80° F and 56° F, respectively, for a 68° average, which is 8° warmer-than-normal.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 4d

Approximately one inch of much-needed rain is expected across southwestern Connecticut through Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 4d

10/05/2025 @ 3:15 p.m. EDT: The air temperature is a warm 83° F with a 58° dew point and a light south breeze under a clear and sunny sky at Greenfield Farm in Fairfield.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 4d

10/05/2025 @ 11:30 a.m. EDT: The air temperature is an unseasonably warm 80° F with a 58° dew point and a light east breeze under a clear and sunny sky at the mouth of the Mill River near Sasco Beach in the Southport section of Fairfield.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 5d

Saturday's high and low temperatures at the Bridgeport climate station as of 4 p.m. EDT were 77° F (2:59 p.m. EDT) and 50° (6:06 a.m.), respectively, for a 64° average, which is 3° warmer-than-normal.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 6d

The Bridgeport climate station recorded just seven hours of measured precipitation in the last two months combined, which are the fewest of any months this year by far.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 6d

The Full Harvest Moon happens this Monday, October 6, 2025, at 11:48 p.m. EDT. It is named for the abundance of bright, early evening moonlight it provides around the time of the Autumnal Equinox.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 7d

Southwestern Connecticut is "abnormally dry," according to the latest Drought Monitor Index released Thursday, October 2, 2025.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 7d

Thursday's high and low temperatures at the Bridgeport climate station as of 4 p.m. EDT were 63° F (2:41 p.m. EDT) and 50° (6:05 a.m.), respectively, for a 57° average, which is 5° cooler-than-normal.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 8d

The Bridgeport climate station recorded 2.89" of precipitation for September, which is more than one inch below normal (3.96"). Only two days (Sept. 6 & 7) featured more than one-half inch of rain.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 8d

The average monthly temperature for September at the Bridgeport climate station was 67.9° F , which is 0.3° warmer-than-normal. The range was 84° (Sept. 19) and 50° (Sept. 8).

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 11d

9/28/2025 @ 3:30 p.m. EDT: The air temperature is 78° F with a 62° dew point and a southwest breeze under a clear and sunny sky at Samp Mortar Lake in Fairfield.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 12d

Southwestern Connecticut is "abnormally dry," according to the latest Drought Monitor Index released Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 12d

Forty years ago today, September 27, 1985, Hurricane Gloria delivered strong winds, heavy rain, and week-long massive power outages to southwestern Connecticut.

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Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 12d

9/27/2025 @ 10:15 a.m. EDT: The air temperature is 74° F with a 59° dew point and a light northeast breeze under a mostly sunny sky in the Stratfield section of Fairfield.

Paul Piorek WICC @paulpiorekwicc.bsky.social · 13d

Approximately one-tenth of an inch of rain is expected across southwestern Connecticut through Sunday at 2 p.m. EDT.