WEATHER ALERT: More Snow Forecast for Woodbridge and Bethany 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 Woodbridge-specific forecast (as of the 9:53 a.m. update; the very similar Bethany-specific forecast is immediately afterward):

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
• Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. North wind around 8 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
• Wednesday night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Thursday: Snow. High near 27. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Thursday night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Blustery.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
• Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 14. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
• Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 19.

Here’s the very similar (slightly colder, slightly windier) Bethany-specific forecast from the National Weather Service (as of the 10:50 a.m. update):

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. North wind around 8 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Wednesday night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Thursday: Snow. High near 25. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Thursday night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 15. Blustery.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
• Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 17. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 12. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. Blustery.
• Washington’s Birthday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 18.