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Strong Storm Emerges For Hartford/Tolland County: Timeline, New Details Released

An impending storm is forecast for Hartford and Tolland counties.

HARTFORD/TOLLAND COUNTY, CT — Sunday will feature beautiful weather with sunshine and 70-degree temperatures and just before daybreak Monday a quick-hitting storm is forecast to drop up to an inch of rain, and possibly include thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

Wind gusts may also spike late Sunday and on Monday and could approach 40 mph. The storm weather should taper off by midday Monday and the remainder of the week looks pretty good with a lot of sunshine and temperatures near 60 degrees.


Here are the extended forecast details via the National Weather Service:

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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers after 11am. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 66. Southeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

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