WEATHER ALERT: More Snow Forecast for Manchester on Thursday

By Brian McCready (Patch Staff)

Not again!

There is another chance for accumulating snow in the near future as a winter storm could dump up to six inches of snow on Connecticut on Thursday, but the confidence in that prediction currently is low, according to local meteorologists.

Here’s what we currently know about the latest snow threat.

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Scott Haney says the state could see between 2-4 or possibly 3-6 inches of new snow accumulation by early Friday morning. The snow could begin after noon on Thursday.

“(Weather) models don’t agree, so confidence is low regarding this part of the forecast,” Haney wrote for WFSB 3.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Brad Field says the exact track of the storm will be the key in determining whether we get a few inches or a few snow flurries from this latest snow threat.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons is currently predicting a “round of accumulating snow likely” on Thursday.

And after the latest snow chance, it’s going to get cold, really cold, as in temperatures may be -5 to -13 below by Sunday night.

Just a reminder, 38 days from now until spring.

And here is what the National Weather Service is predicting in their Manchester-specific forecast (as of the 9:53 a.m. update):

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. North wind around 8 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North wind around 8 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind around 6 mph.
• Wednesday night: A chance of snow, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
• Thursday night: Snow likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
• Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.