Potential for 8 Inches of Snow from Saturday Night Through Tuesday

Image (from the Weather Channel): “Keep in mind that forecasting snowfall is quite challenging, especially beyond two or three days into the future, so these are rough guidelines, subject to change as we draw nearer to the storm in time.”

By Emily Everson and David Gurliacci (Patch Staff)

A second wave of a colliding storm system that dropped inches of snow on the state Wednesday night gets a second chance to hit Connecticut on Sunday and Monday with more snow.

The Weather Channel is now saying that snow could fall on Connecticut on Saturday (except in Fairfield County) and then across the entire state on Sunday and Monday.

Snow will fall Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon, laying down some snow before changing to ice and sleet Monday, The Weather Channel says.

The National Weather Service has issued a “Hazardous Weather Outlook,” saying ”the potential exists for more than 8 inches of snow,” from Saturday night into Tuesday.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan wrote in a blog post Thursday afternoon that as far as Sunday and Monday goes: “Several chances for snow, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the bulk of it held off until Monday. At this point all we can really say is ‘stay tuned’— we should know much more tomorrow.”

An active weather pattern brought three named winter storms since the beginning of last week, and a similar storm could be on its the way into early next week, according to The Weather Channel.