NEW CANAAN WEATHER UPDATE: Finally Some Good News to Share

By Brian McCready (Patch Staff)

For the first time in seven weeks there is no snow or ice forecast for this weekend.

Let that sit for a moment, as it’s been a very long time since we’ve had any good news concerning the weather forecast.

Since mid January, through now, it’s been snowstorm after snowstorm, especially on the weekends and Mondays, and when it wasn’t snowing or icing, we had to deal with sub-zero temperatures and windchills.

And yes, records were set for low temperatures Friday morning, but once we get past a chilly day today (highs in the 20s) and a very cold evening (temps around 10 degrees), the news is much better.

First and foremost if you check the 10-day weather forecast, what you see is no snow chances, which takes us through March 15, and spring is fast-approaching.

And while we are nowhere near a heat wave yet, it will feel like one next week as temperatures could approach 50 degrees by Wednesday.

In fact, most of next week, we’ll exceed 40 degrees.

This weekend will still be chilly, but we’ll take it because it’s going to be dry. It will be sunny on Saturday with temperatures in the 30s, and on Sunday there will be clouds and sun and temperatures could hit 40 degrees.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney writes on his Facebook page, “Finally, a “good news” post: (Thursday’s) storm dropped nothing north, up to 7” or so south.

Is there warmth in sight? Short term, no… Friday: Cold, sunny, 20s. Saturday: A little better, close to freezing in many towns. Sunday: Perhaps reaching close to 40.

Next week: we build toward the 50 degree mark (perhaps?) on Wednesday.

There are signals of another cold set back toward next weekend, but we have time to worry about that.

The biggest headline here (and I’m kind of burying the lead), NO SNOW FOR MONDAY IN THE FORECAST… Certainly, we get some slow melting (which is a good thing) once we get into the weekend.Enjoy this break, we have earned it!”

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Scot Haney writes that Connecticut will be “storm-free for some time,” and temperatures approach 50 on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

How great does that sound?

Here’s the National Weather Service ‘storm-free’ New Canaan-specific forecast (as of the 9:56 a.m. update):

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

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