Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now in Effect for Danbury

DANBURY, CT — Monday's weather will be anything but pleasant and summery, as the National Weather Service issued two weather watches Monday. In the early morning Monday, the service declared a Flash Flood watch lasting from 12 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday. On Monday Morning, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was declared from 11:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.

Luckily, conditions seem to be drying out Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here's a look at what Danbury residents can expect as a series of storms and heavy rainfall rolls in:

• Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 78. South wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Low around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.