Rain, Thunderstorms Emerge Prior To Easter Weekend In CT: New Updates, Timeline

CONNECTICUT — First, for the good news. The upcoming holiday weekend weather forecast looks pretty good with sunshine forecast on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The only knock on the holiday weekend forecast is that it may be a bit cooler, especially on Saturday, and wind gusts may be strong on Friday.

Before we get to the Easter weekend, Connecticut will be dealing with some changing weather, especially compared to Tuesday's amazing weather which featured sunshine and temperatures around 70 degrees.

It will be mostly cloudy on Wednesday with temperatures dropping into the mid 40s throughout the day and rain showers are expected in the afternoon hours. On Thursday, the forecast calls for more rain showers, but thunderstorms are also possible in the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures will soar again near 70 degrees on Thursday.

Once the rain showers, and possibly a thunderstorm conclude late Thursday, that is when the sunny and dry weather takes over through Easter Sunday.

WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said, "For today, expect an abundance of cloud cover with areas of drizzle or isolated showers. Daytime temperatures will also be stuck in the 40s. The front lifts back north late today or early tomorrow, and warmer air will immediately start to push in. By sunrise tomorrow, we could see temperatures already back in the mid 50s!

"We end up solidly in the warm sector again tomorrow, so temperatures really jump. An onshore flow at the coast will keep highs in the mid to upper 60s, with inland towns topping out in the low 70s. It’ll also feel a bit muggy as more moisture moves in. A cold front will move in tomorrow afternoon/evening and with it comes a burst of rain and maybe some rumbles of thunder....Severe weather is not expected in Connecticut at this time," WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said. (Watch the full WFSB 3 TV weather forecast here).

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

Today: A chance of light rain before noon, then drizzle or light rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 46 by 3pm. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: A chance of drizzle or light rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 49 by 3am. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 68. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 45. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 8 to 14 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

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

Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: A chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 6 to 10 mph.