Light Snow Thursday, More Snow on Valentine's Day, Deep Freeze for Bethany, Woodbridge

By Brian McCready (Patch Staff)

On Tuesday morning, there was talk the state could be hit with up to 6 inches of snow on Thursday, well a lot has changed in a day.

Now the latest information shows that the state is looking at just a coating to a maximum of 2 inches tomorrow, says Bob Maxon in an email to Patch.com. Maxon is an NBC Connecticut meteorologist.

While we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that Thursday’s snow will be nothing more than a nuisance that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods, not at all.

Maxon says Friday will be cold and windy, and then the next chance for accumulating snow is on Saturday afternoon and into Sunday morning. This latest storm could impact your Valentine’s Day plans.

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“Snow possible Saturday afternoon into Sunday AM....looks like 2”-4” is likely, but a 5 or 6” total would totally surprise me. These “clipper” systems are never easy to nail down 4 days out,” Maxon tells Patch.com.

And while we’re not talking about huge snowstorms, we’ve clearly run out places to put it, and venturing outside from Friday through Tuesday is not going to be fun, Maxon explains.

“Coldest temps? Impossible to nail ... but Monday AM looks coldest. -10 seems possible at Bradley International Airport, -5 in Hartford, -2 in New Haven and -15 or more in Colebrook/Norfolk/Falls Village,” Maxon writes.

In Bethany

Here is the National Weather Service’s Bethany-specific forecast (as of the 10:50 a.m. update; the very similar Woodbury-specific forecast is below):

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light northeast wind.
• Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Thursday night: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
• Saturday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 18. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery.
• Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 13.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

In Woodbridge

Here’s the weather service’s Woodbridge-specific forecast as of its 10:53 a.m. update:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Thursday night: Snow likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
• Saturday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
• Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 14.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

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