CT Weather: Accumulating Snow Now Possible For Super Bowl Sunday

CONNECTICUT — A powerful coastal storm that, as of yesterday, was poised to go out to sea and avoid us entirely has had a change of plans and now may bring accumulating snow to Connecticut on Sunday, according to forecasters.

On early Thursday morning, WTNH News 8 chief meteorologist Gil Simmons posted on social media that the path of the storm had moved closer to Connecticut in a new computer model.

And then early Thursday afternoon Fox 61 chief meteorologist Rachel Frank expressed concern as another computer model began to show a snowstorm for Connecticut on Sunday.

And to be clear, Frank indicated this was just one forecast model and no snow estimates have been released yet because the exact track of this coastal storm is still unknown.

WFSB 3 TV meteorologist Mark Dixon says the coastal storm "is back for the weekend."

The forecasters are all indicating that a storm that was believed to miss us by a lot may actually impact our weather on Sunday and possibly bring accumulating snow to Connecticut.

And later this.

What does the National Weather Service say about this potential storm on Sunday?

Well, the weather service is starting to catch onto what Connecticut's local meteorologists are saying. The coastal storm will emerge off the Carolina coast Sunday and track east of Cape Cod on Monday, according to current projections.

"This now looks like a classic 4-8 inch snowmaker, with amounts dependent on the track," the weather service said Thursday afternoon.

But weather service forecasters are hedging their bet and saying they can now say there is a 50-50 chance of snow on Sunday and up to "2 inches" of snow accumulation. They also say that if the storm track moves west slightly then snow totals will go up.

"There is enough consensus however to increase snow chances to around 50 percent, and to introduce (accumulations) of up to 2 inches," the weather service said. "A (westward) trend closer to the NAM will require an increase in amounts."

The National Weather Service out of Boston, which covers Hartford, Tolland and Windham county, says "We are continuing to watch model trends for a potential coastal storm Sunday into Sunday night." They say some forecast models move the storm further north, but it's still very unclear what impact it could bring to northern parts of the state.

"Yesterday we were looking at model guidance that kept this potential coastal low well to the south of the area. Still, a storm worth watching as it is still 3 days out," the weather service added, while saying there is a "chance" now for snow in northern Connecticut.

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Friday's small snow chance

Around daybreak light snow is forecast in Connecticut, though it may begin as a wintry mix at the immediate coast, and the precipitation should end everywhere as some light rain in the afternoon. There isn't a ton of moisture with this system so accumulation of snow and rain is negligible, according to the National Weather Service. In interior and northern sections there is a chance that the precipitation could end in some light icing on Friday afternoon.

Big storm Tuesday?

The weather service said "models are indicating that another broad low pressure system could bring another round of snowfall and/or wintry mix for Tuesday into the middle of next week."

"Being that this is over a week away it is very likely that the forecast will change," the weather service said. "Nevertheless, it's vital to stay updated with the forecast as we are entering an active weather week."

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