Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Hartford/Tolland County

From the National Weather Service:

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, eastern, northeastern, southeastern and western Massachusetts and southern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Extended forecast details:

New Year's Day
Rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight
Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 44. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday
A chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.