New Snowstorm Emerges In Connecticut Forecast: Here’s What We Know

Snow is expected to impact Connecticut throughout the day today, and meteorologists are predicting more snowfall later this week.

Today’s precipitation will wind down around 8 p.m. this evening, according to WFSB.

By the time it ends, there will be widespread snowfall of one to two inches, with some areas getting three inches of snow. Interior Connecticut will get the higher totals, especially in high terrain close to Massachusetts, while snowfall will be lighter in southern Connecticut, according to WFSB.

“We’re expecting a changeover to a mix or even rain during the afternoon that starts along the shoreline then lifts north,” WFSB reports. “That transition means only a coating to a slushy inch of snow for the I-95 corridor and through the CT river valley.”

Wednesday is expected to be sunny, with high temperatures reaching to around 40 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. This could melt much of today’s snowfall, reducing the likelihood of a white Christmas.

To be a white Christmas, there has to be at least an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Christmas Day will be cloudy, with high temperatures in the 39 to 41 degree range, the National Weather Service predicts.

The National Weather Service is forecasting that snow will fall in Connecticut starting Friday afternoon, then continuing Friday night and into early Saturday morning. It hasn’t released any estimates for snowfall totals yet.

WFSB is calling it a “timeframe of interest” with a chance for snow starting late Friday.

Meteorologists are also monitoring the potential for weekend precipitation.

“Sunday is another timeframe of interest,” WFSB reports. “We’ll be watching the potential for another system to bring rain/snow to CT.”

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

Today: Snow before 5 p.m., then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Patchy fog. High near 35. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Patchy fog before 3 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind.

Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind around 7 mph.

Friday: A chance of snow after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 18. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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

Today: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after noon. High near 40. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%.