Snow Accumulation Estimates Released For Day After Christmas Storm In CT

The National Weather Service has released its initial snow accumulation estimate map on Christmas Eve for an upcoming storm on Friday afternoon, which will conclude on Saturday morning.

It looks like Connecticut will once again be on the fringes of a storm, which means areas in south-western Connecticut will see the most snow, as of now.

The weather service is predicting 3 inches of snow in Fairfield County and just into western parts of New Haven County, and then 2 inches of snow for most of the remainder of the state, but just an inch of snow in eastern Connecticut, including most of New London and Windham counties.

Timeline for snow, and why the accumulation estimates are tricky

"We’re dry during the day (on Friday), then snow is possible at night," according to WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. "We’ll be monitoring the track of a disturbance that will pass from the Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic region. This will put CT on the edge or cusp of measurable snow. As of now, it’s SW CT that could get clipped. That being said, there have been notable shifts in path over the past couple of days… if it were to go farther north, that would lead to a greater likelihood for snow statewide – stay tuned!" (Read more at WFSB 3 TV).

WTNH News 8 is predicting "Total snowfall accumulations range from up to 6″ in western CT, to around an inch in NE CT." (Read more at News 8).

Forecast for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, via the National Weather Service

The good news is that temperatures will moderate into the 40s on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day but it will be plenty windy with gusts up to nearly 40 mph at times.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

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Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Unsettled weather continues Sunday, Monday too, via the National Weather Service

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 27. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.