Ridgefield Storm May Intensify: Hour-By-Hour Forecast

Ridgefield, CT — The following warning is from the National Weather Service. Check your local hour-by-hour forecast below.

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FAIRFIELD AND
SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...
AT 426 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER REDDING...OR 7
MILES SOUTH OF NEWTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT...NEW HAVEN...DANBURY...MILFORD...WALLINGFORD...SHELTON...
NEWTOWN...FAIRFIELD...HAMDEN...STRATFORD...TRUMBULL...BRANFORD...
NORTH HAVEN...MONROE...BETHEL...WILTON...SEYMOUR...NORTH BRANFORD...
ORANGE AND DERBY.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

July 18th Hourly Forecast

Rain until this evening, starting again tonight.

4pm - Rain, 86°

Chance of rain: 60%. Wind 11 mph from the SW.

5pm - Light Rain, 84°

Chance of rain: 54%. Wind 11 mph from the SW.

6pm - Light Rain, 84°

Chance of rain: 49%. Wind 9 mph from the SW.

7pm - Light Rain, 83°

Chance of rain: 47%. Wind 8 mph from the SW.

8pm - Drizzle, 81°

Chance of rain: 21%. Wind 8 mph from the SW.

9pm - Mostly Cloudy, 79°

Chance of rain: 10%. Wind 7 mph from the SW.

10pm - Light Rain, 78°

Chance of rain: 46%. Wind 5 mph from the WSW.

11pm - Drizzle, 76°

Chance of rain: 20%. Wind 5 mph from the WSW.

12am - Partly Cloudy, 75°

Chance of rain: 2%. Wind 4 mph from the WSW.

1am - Partly Cloudy, 73°

Chance of rain: 1%. Wind 4 mph from the WSW.

2am - Partly Cloudy, 72°

Chance of rain: 1%. Wind 5 mph from the W.

3am - Clear, 70°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 5 mph from the W.

4am - Partly Cloudy, 68°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 5 mph from the WNW.

5am - Partly Cloudy, 67°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 6 mph from the WNW.

6am - Partly Cloudy, 66°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 6 mph from the WNW.

7am - Partly Cloudy, 67°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 7 mph from the WNW.

8am - Partly Cloudy, 69°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 7 mph from the WNW.

9am - Clear, 71°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 8 mph from the NW.

10am - Clear, 73°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 8 mph from the NW.

11am - Clear, 74°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 8 mph from the NW.

12pm - Clear, 76°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 9 mph from the NW.

1pm - Clear, 77°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 9 mph from the NW.

2pm - Clear, 79°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 8 mph from the NW.

3pm - Clear, 80°

Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 8 mph from the NW.
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