Storm Could Hit CT Ahead Of Thanksgiving, New Details Released

CONNECTICUT ? It's going to be another interesting week of weather in Connecticut.

It will be 65 degrees on Friday, colder temperatures this weekend, some light rain Saturday morning and then more rain and wind develops in advance of Thanksgiving.

WFSB 3 TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Dixon with Scot Haney said there will be more clouds than sun on Friday, but temperatures may reach 65 degrees.

And on Saturday morning, "there will be scattered showers ... (associated with the front?s arrival and passage) we miss out on steady/heavier rain (from the low passing far enough to our east)," Dixon and Haney wrote. "Rain totals, where there is rain, will be light. In fact, we could see rapid clearing with increasing sunshine as the day progresses. Temperature-wise, tomorrow starts mild with temps in the 50s, then by the afternoon they drop into the 40s behind the front as cooler air moves in on a northwesterly breeze."

"The second half of the weekend is dry, with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Temps will be closer to normal Sunday, with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s," the WFSB 3 TV metrologists wrote.

"The start of Thanksgiving week looks dry, bright, but chilly with lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s Monday. Tuesday, temps will be similar, but cloud cover increases as does the wind in advance of an approaching storm system. We?ve moved our First Alert up in time as rain now appears to begin Tuesday afternoon/evening, then end by Wednesday late morning --- good news as conditions improve for the busy travel day! For Thanksgiving, as of now, we?re calling for dry and bright weather with highs in the mid-40s," Dixon and Haney wrote. (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV here).

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of rain before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 54 by 11am, then falling to around 46 during the remainder of the day. North wind 7 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 8 to 14 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 41.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers between midnight and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 47 by 5pm. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 6 to 14 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Rain. Patchy fog. High near 51. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 26 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 13 mph.