CT Weather: Next Storm To Bring Rain/Snow Thursday Night

CONNECTICUT — The weather rollercoaster for us in Connecticut continues this week.

Wednesday features sunshine and temperatures into the upper 60s in parts of Connecticut, but then we're talking snowflakes in parts of the state by Friday morning, and some more snowflakes are possible on Monday.

Most of the state will only see rain from our next storm, but temperatures will drastically fall by Friday and strong wind gusts are also forecast.

Changing weather conditions from Wednesday to Thursday

"Today (the last day of winter), temperatures climb into the mid 60s away from Long Island Sound under a sunny skies! The onshore wind will keep shoreline towns in the upper 50s, but it will be a beautiful spring-like day no matter where you are located," WFSB 3 TV forecasters said.

"The vernal equinox occurs in the pre-dawn hours tomorrow (at 5:01 am), marking our transition to astronomical spring! Unfortunately, it will not feel much like spring. Onshore winds will lead to fog, drizzle and sprinkles through the day," added WFSB 3 TV forecasters. "High temperatures still reach the 50s ahead of an approaching cold front.

Our next storm arrives late Thursday/Friday

"As the front moves through, rain develops (on Thursday night). It could be moderate to heavy at times. It keeps pushing east, moving through Connecticut into Friday morning. With enough colder air being pulled in, some mixing across the NW Hills cannot be ruled out. There could be a coating across the highest elevations of NW CT, but impacts will be minimal," WFSB 3 TV forecasters said. "Friday afternoon will be drier, windy and notably cooler -- highs will only be in the mid and upper 40s, which is actually much closer to average!"

Weekend forecast details

"As we see it now, the weekend begins with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Saturday will be breezy with highs in the 50s. Isolated showers are possible. Sunday is trending cooler... while bright, high temperatures will likely be in the upper 40s," WFSB 3 TV forecasters said. (Read more at WFSB 3 TV).

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

Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 39. East wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of drizzle before 2pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 40. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Monday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle before 3am, then areas of drizzle after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Patchy drizzle between 9am and noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of drizzle before 9pm, then rain, mainly after 9pm. Low around 39. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.