Nor'easter To Bring Snow, Rain, 45 MPH Wind Gusts To CT

CONNECTICUT — Fox 61 chief meteorologist Rachel Frank has some important advice for us this weekend.

On her Twitter page, Frank wrote, "Cancel your outdoor plans Saturday if you haven’t already."

"Definitely seeing a consensus on a nor’easter instead of that weaker flatter storm offshore. Now the question is determining rain/snow amounts!!" Frank wrote, while following up that she doesn't know how much snow parts of Connecticut may see.

NBC Connecticut's weather team said the nor'easter will bring heavy rain to everyone late Friday and that parts of Connecticut, especially the northern hills, could see accumulating snow.

Here's what the National Weather Service says for southern Connecticut:

"Deepening low pressure is expected to pass south of Long Island Saturday, and east of Cape Cod Saturday night. The storm will produce locally heavy rain at the onset, which could produce minor
urban and poor drainage flooding, and potentially minor flooding along a few quick responding stream and already swollen rivers.

"As the storm intensifies and tracks east of the area, the rain may transition to wet snow before ending. A few inches of heavy wet snowfall will be possible, primarily north and west of New York City. In addition to the heavy precipitation, strong northeast winds will gust to around 45 mph at times Saturday and Saturday evening. This will also present potential for minor coastal impacts with the Saturday morning high tides."

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Here's what the National Weather Service says for northern Connecticut:

"A significant storm may impact southern New England Saturday into Saturday night with heavy rain and strong winds near the coast and rain changing to accumulating snow over the interior. The track of the storm remains uncertain and this which will determine precipitation type, amounts and potential snow accumulations."

Rain will develop Friday evening as temperatures will be in the low 50s and the rain will continue overnight and into Saturday, the weather service said. The rain may taper off to snow late Saturday with some accumulation in the Hartford area.

Areas north of Hartford could see more snow. The heaviest snow accumulation is expected in the higher elevations of northern and western Massachusetts.