CT Weather: Odds Increase For Major Snowstorm Early Next Week

CONNECTICUT — There is increasing confidence that a major snowstorm will affect Connecticut on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and the National Weather Service is already saying this storm has the potential to drop 6 or more inches of snow.

The weather service, in a hazardous weather outlook, is already sounding the alarm about a potential major snowstorm for Connecticut early next week. This could be our first big winter storm of 2021.

The weather service said in an update Friday afternoon, "There is increasing potential for a significant winter storm/nor`easter late Sunday night into Tuesday. While there is still a fair amount of uncertainty with the storm track and timing, the potential exists for 6 or more inches of snow to occur across the region. Additionally, strong northeast winds, coastal flooding, and beach erosion will be possible."

Before we get to Monday, we will need to deal with some brutally cold weather and strong wind gusts. The wind chills may reach 20 below zero, the weather service cautions.

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between minus 5 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday night: Clear, with a low around 11.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Sunday night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Monday night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.