Nor'easter To Bring Heavy Rain, 30 MPH Wind Gusts To Connecticut

CONNECTICUT — A strong nor'easter is moving closer to Connecticut Wednesday night and the impacts for us are growing clearer.

We can expect a consistent dose of heavy rain, cooler temperatures and strong wind gusts.

Nor'easter impacts for Thursday

"As it continues developing, heading up the coast tomorrow… moderate to heavy rain becomes likely; and, the wind intensifies," said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. "Due to impacts to travel and outdoor plans, tomorrow is a *First Alert Weather Day* (heavy rain will reduce visibility and ponding on roadways could increase the threat of hydroplaning). Furthermore, 1-2″ of rain (perhaps more) could lead to poor drainage flooding concerns. To add insult to injury, it will also be unseasonably cool with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s (closer to our normal overnight low for this time of year)!"

WFSB 3 TV forecasters said record low temperatures are possible.

Memorial Day weekend forecast details

"After what will be a soggy end to the work week, we anticipate improvement (slowly) over the Holiday weekend! For now, Saturday appears to feature at least a chance for isolated showers (by no means a washout) with highs between 60 and 65. Sunday is dry, and under a mix of sun and clouds temps top out near 70. Then, Memorial Day Monday should be dry and fairly bright with highs in the mid-70s inland and lower 70s along the shoreline. So, while this weekend marks the “unofficial start to summer” temperatures at least get back to levels closer to normal for this time of year!" said WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. (Read more at WFSB 3 TV).

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Southern Connecticut forecast details via the National Weather Service

Tonight: Rain. Low around 46. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain. High near 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 22 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Rain, mainly before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Low around 45. North wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Northern Connecticut forecast details via the National Weather Service

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 50. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Showers, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 42. North wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.