CT Weather: Heavy Rain Thursday, Very Windy, Cooler Weekend Upcoming

CONNECTICUT — The rain has arrived Thursday morning, and it looks like we'll pick up between 1 and 2 inches of rain before it tapers off late Thursday.

It now appears that most of the precipitation will end Thursday evening instead of lasting into Friday, according to the latest updates.

WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said there will be periods of "moderate to heavier rain" on Thursday.

"Meanwhile, an easterly wind will intensify, with wind gusts 25-35 mph. Given this wind direction, we’ll have to monitor the threat for coastal flooding along our shoreline during the afternoon high tide cycle (up to 1′ of inundation is possible in the usual/prone locations). By the evening commute, the rain tapers to scattered showers. With moderate/severe drought conditions across CT, we certainly need rain. Fortunately, many communities should pick up between 0.5 and 1.0″ of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. While this helps the wildfire risk, we’d need several similar events to make headway when it comes to our drought. But, we’ll at least put a little dent in our growing deficits," WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said.

It now appears the storm will wind down Thursday night and some of the precipitation forecast for Friday will not reach us, outside a random rain and or snow shower, WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said. However, they caution that if the track changes, more rain would be possible on Friday. (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV).

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

Today: Rain. Patchy fog. High near 47. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 10pm. Low around 35. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.