CT Weather: Rain Showers End The Week, Fall Conditions This Weekend

CONNECTICUT — It looks like the sun will largely be missing over the next few days, but we're not expecting a lot of rain either.

"Today is Connecticut Day at the Big E… while it will be a cloudier day here, and there, we should make it through the daylight hours dry," said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. "As an area of low pressure moves by offshore, we’ll likely get clipped by scattered showers this evening and tonight.

"They’ll last into early tomorrow, thereafter we expect partial clearing. Another area of low pressure develops to our south and meanders offshore Friday, thanks to high pressure building in from the Great Lakes (deflecting it from making further progress north)," said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. "How close it comes to CT will dictate how much rain we could get. We certainly could use some as deficits continue to grow (we’re now at 2″ for the Hartford Area). By the end of the week, temperatures will be trending cooler."

"Saturday and Sunday feature temperatures below average, perfectly timed for the transition in seasons as it will certainly feel like fall. Saturday, morning cloudiness should give way to at least partial clearing with highs near 70. Fall begins Sunday with the autumnal equinox at 8:43am. While we’ll see plenty of sunshine, temps may struggle to reach 70! For comparison, the normal high for September 22nd is 73 for the Hartford Area," said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV).

Here are the extended forecast details via the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 11 mph.