Wet, Windy Wednesday: Weather Service

Rain, fast and hard, with winds gusting to as much as 18 mph, may be coming   Wednesday, so if you take the umbrella, remember to hold it tight.

In a pair of forecasts, the National Weather Service says that there's a 100 percent chance of rain in Shelton on Wednesday, with new rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch "possible", according to the Shelton-specific forecast, but "probable" according to the "Hazardous Weather Outlook" for the Fairfield County region.

A "heavier band of 2-3 inches [is] possible," according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook for southern Connecticut and the New York metropolitan region, which also states:

"Significant urban and small-stream flooding is possible where the heavy rain band sets up. East winds are forecast to increase to 15-25 mph, with gusths of 30 to 40 mph resulting in tidal departures from 1.5 to 2.5 feet above normal. This may cause some minor tidal flooding during the times of high tide Wednesday afternoon. This surge could be exacerbated in western Long Island Sound by wave action."

According to the specific Shelton forecast, rain is likely this evening (80 percent probability), with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. The 100 percent probability of rain is limited to the daytime on Wednesday. Then on Wednesday night, there's an 80 percent probability of precipitation, with showers expected mostly before 1 a.m., but at most a quarter to a half an inch of rain is "possible."