'Accumulating Snow' Emerges In Our Forecast: Here's When, New Details Released

CONNECTICUT — There is a chance that Connecticut may see its first widespread snow event of the season this upcoming weekend.

The National Weather Service currently puts the odds at 80 percent chance of snow in southern Connecticut this upcoming weekend, while northern Connecticut has a 70 percent chance of snow.

If it snows, it's expected to begin Saturday night and into Sunday before tapering off around noon Saturday. Since the snow chance is still days away, no one has made an estimation of how much snow may accumulate.

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Mark Dixon said, "After some model differences yesterday, they’ve come into better alignment regarding a storm moving off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. It’s only Tuesday, so this outlook will be fine-tuned as we get closer to the weekend. But for now, the daylight hours of Saturday are dry. The storm ramps up at night and will impact our Sunday. Could it be all snow? Yes. Could there be a mix or rain for some? Yes. It’s too early to get too specific, but where snow falls… it could be a plowable amount. Precipitation type comes down to the track of the storm relative to Connecticut. The wind will also be a factor, with gusts over 30 mph possible. It appears that precipitation tapers before ending Sunday afternoon/evening." (Watch/read more at WFSB 3 TV).

The National Weather Service in Boston said, "There is the potential for a strong storm to bring rain and/or accumulating snow to #SNE Sat night into Sun. This is a Day 6 forecast & not set in stone. Precipitation type and amounts remain uncertain, but accumulating snow is a possibility."

The National Weather Service in New York said, "[Weekend Storm]: There is increasing potential for a period of moderate to heavy precipitation & strong winds Sat night into Sun. Accumulating wintry precip is possible, but low confidence on exact precip types & amounts. These details will become clearer over the next 48-60 hrs."

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light west wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Wednesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.