CT Weather: Heavy Rain Forecast For Thanksgiving Day

CONNECTICUT — At least it will be very warm on Thanksgiving Day in Connecticut. Temperatures may approach 60 degrees but there will be plenty of rain and possibly an isolated thunderstorm.

Some areas of Connecticut may pick up an inch of rain on Thanksgiving. If you have a long weekend, there is good news as sunshine returns on Black Friday and remains through the weekend and the temperatures will be pleasant with high temps into the 50s.

If you're traveling today or Wednesday it will be dry and chilly, especially on Wednesday morning as the wind chill factor will make it feel like its in the 20s.

Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 49. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thanksgiving Day
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thanksgiving Day
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light west wind.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.