For the ice- and snow-weary shoreline, the forecast for the weekend is beginning to look a little less dire. Initial forecasts that included the possibility of a big snowstorm are now focusing on the possibility of accumulations of around a half inch of so.
Gil Simmons from WXEDGE.com says:
Snow is expected Saturday midday-afternoon with temperatures in the 30s. This will be a wet snow variety. Slush likely on roads in the afternoon. The complicated part of this involves the changeover line from snow to rain first along the shoreline then working inland. The ECMWF model does change the snow over to rain and a mix for at least the shoreline and central Connecticut. Higher elevation areas north of a line from Waterbury to Hartford to Plainfield may stay snow and ice longer which will add up to more! The whole storm moves out from West to East Sunday Morning.
Still, if you have any big plans this weekend, keep an eye on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service as of Thursday night:
- Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 18. North wind 6 to 13 mph.
- Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday: A chance of snow before noon, then rain and snow likely between noon and 3pm, then rain likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
- Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
- Sunday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
