CT Weather: 2-4 Inches Of Snow Forecast, Ice Too On Thursday

CONNECTICUT — Most of the state is looking at about two inches of snow, then a period of mixed precipitation and then plain rain on Thursday.

The precipitation began as snow early Thursday and the mixing is forecast in the late morning hours and the precipitation should be plain rain during the afternoon.

"Today is a *First Alert Weather Day.* Initially, we’ll see snow statewide at the onset around sunrise. As the morning progress, coverage and intensity ramp up, leading to reduced visibility. Milder air begins to move in aloft by mid-morning, from south to north. When this happens, we’ll see a switch from snow to an icy mix of sleet and freezing rain. Prior to the switch, we expect 2-4″ of snow inland and a coating to 2″ along the immediate shoreline (less here because of shorter timeframe for snow to add up)," said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. "After the switch, any freezing rain could lead to a light glaze of ice. Fortunately, it will fall atop a layer of snow. Temperatures warm into the lower 30s inland, mid to upper 30s at the shoreline where precip could end as a chilly rain. The system responsible for the variety of precipitation exits this afternoon. (Read more at WFSB 3 TV).

Several school districts across Connecticut have already decided to close on Thursday. To view an updated list of school closings, click here.

More snow, sleet and rain is forecast Saturday night and Sunday.

Here are the latest predictions and updates from the National Weather Service:

I-95 coastal towns: Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

Inland sections of southern Connecticut: Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.

Southern Connecticut expanded details

The National Weather Service said for all of southern Connecticut that up to two inches of snow is expected and there will be a "glaze" of ice across the coast and one-tenth of an inch of ice inland.

Snow should begin after midnight and mix with sleet and freezing rain by mid to late morning, and then ending as plain rain in the afternoon. The changeover to plain rain is forecast to happen quickest at the coast, possibly by late morning.

Hartford/Tolland/Windham County: Total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 4 inches, and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

"Snow is expected to overspread the region between 7 am to 11 am Thursday. The snow will then change to a mixture of sleet and freezing rain in the late morning to early afternoon timeframe," the weather service said.

Litchfield County: Total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3 inches, and ice accumulations of a light glaze to locally one tenth of an inch.

"Snow late Thursday morning will transition over to a mix of sleet and freezing rain or drizzle for early Thursday afternoon," the weather service said.