CT Weather: Another Miserable Forecast

There is good news and bad news with this forecast for Connecticut. The good news is that today is the worst of the weather for the week, and that concludes the good news portion of this post. Once the heavy rain and thunderstorms end later on Monday, we'll see below normal temps continue for the rest of the week and there will be more chances for rain too.

Maybe we're in for a good May as April showers will hopefully bring May flowers. As for Monday's weather, it will feature heavy rain, possibly thunderstorms, especially late morning and around noon. A total of 1-2 inches of additional rain is expected. There may be some flooding concerns too. Northern Connecticut got pelted with sleet and even some snowflakes Sunday night.

"Conditions will begin to improve from west to east by late afternoon into the evening as a cold front moves through," the National Weather Service says. "Despite highs in the mid 50s to near 60, strong northeast to easterly winds will make it feel as though temperatures are in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Winds may occasionally gust close to 40 mph, with the strongest winds expected along the coast. Winds will remain gusty even following the frontal passage."

And for the rest of the work week temps will remain chilly and we could see more rain on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 54. Windy, with a southeast wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then rain likely. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 9am, then patchy fog after 10am. High near 56. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 39. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly between 11am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

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