Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Hartford County Canceled

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The National Weather Service has canceled a severe thunderstorm watch for Hartford County. The watch was set to expire at 8 p.m.

Counties included in that severe thunderstorm watch were:

• Fairfield
• New Haven
• Windham
• Hartford
• New London
• Tolland

The forecast for Wednesday calls for likely showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. today. There is also a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 o'clock tonight. Tomorrow calls for mostly sunny skies.

A severe thunderstorm watch is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. A severe thunderstorm by definition is a thunderstorm that produces one inch hail or larger in diameter and/or winds equal or exceed 58 miles an hour, according to Weather.gov.

Here's a look at your 3-day forecast:

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light northwest wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind.

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Sunday night: A chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.