CT Weather: Winter Weather Advisory Issued Over Freezing Rain Concerns

CONNECTICUT — A winter weather advisory has been issued for most of Connecticut as some light ice accumulation is possible overnight and into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Inland sections of southern Connecticut: A winter weather advisory is in effect from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. "Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of a light glaze to a few hundredths of an inch expected for most. Locations across northern Fairfield and northern New Haven could potentially see up to a tenth of an inch."

Hartford/Tolland/Windham County: A winter weather advisory is in effect from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. "Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations, a light glaze."

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Litchfield County: A winter weather advisory is in effect from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. "Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around a light glaze to up to one tenth of an inch."

Here are the extended forecast details for interior sections of southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: A chance of freezing rain, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Freezing rain likely before 9am, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Here are the extended forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Calm wind.

Tonight: A chance of freezing rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Freezing rain likely before 11am, then rain likely. Patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Patchy drizzle and fog with a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. High near 54. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 47. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.