Special Weather Statement Issued For CT; Big Weather Changes This Weekend

CONNECTICUT — What a week of weather it has been thus far in Connecticut. We smashed record high temperatures for April, with Bradley Airport reaching 92 degrees on Thursday.

More records are expected to fall on Friday forecasters say, and then the weekend weather forecast takes a downward turn and mostly cloudy skies dominate, and we could see some rain on Saturday and Sunday. There is a chance for thunderstorms on Saturday and Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.

A special weather statement has been issued by the National Weather Service for southern Connecticut, "Conditions remain quite dry with continued low relative humidity through today. Minimum relative humidity levels will be below 30 percent, and down around 20 percent in some locations. Thus, there remains the continued risk of fire growth and spread through today."

For Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties, the weather service said in a special weather statement that "Anomalously warm temperatures and dry conditions will continue today, especially across the interior where temperatures will warm into the upper 80s and low 90s... While winds will be less breezy than days past, persistent dry antecedent conditions and low relative humidity values are the driving factors for elevated fire weather concerns today."

A special weather statement has also been issued for Litchfield County due to "elevated fire weather concerns today."

Weather updates via WFSB 3 TV meteorologists

They noted the last time Connecticut saw a temperature reading in the 90s in April was back in 2012.

The high temperatures on Friday will be a bit warmer than Thursday as some northern locations will exceed 90 degrees once again, while it will be around 80 degrees at the immediate coast, WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said.

"After today, we trend unsettled and cooler – not the best timing given we are heading into the weekend," the WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said. "As a disturbance approaches from the southwest and passes offshore, we’ll see more clouds than sun with a rising chance for showers tomorrow afternoon. Highs will be in the 70s inland, 60s near the shoreline. Sunday isn’t much better, as some showers could linger into the morning; otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy and several degrees cooler." (Watch the full WFSB 3 TV weather forecast here).

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The 7-day forecast details for Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 8 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday: Showers likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.