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Latest Details on Branford's Very Rainy Mother's Day Weekend Forecast
This weekend's weather isn't going to be good but there is some excellent news weather-wise for next week.
BRANFORD, CT — Here's the latest details on Branford's very rainy Mother's Day weekend forecast. But as you can see once we get past this weekend, we're finally looking at a nice upcoming weather week.
We're looking at plenty of sunshine next week and temps finally into the 70s. But before we get there, we could be dealing with a cold, wind-soaked rain, which could lead to another inch or two of rain.
WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons wrote, "Lots of clouds and some sunshine today with our temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. More clouds tonight leading to rain moving in on Saturday. The rain will be moving in very slowly starting around 8 AM western Connecticut and it might take until 3-4 PM eastern Connecticut. Heavy rain Saturday night, ending early on Sunday. Not a washout, but a few scattered showers possible for Mother's Day."
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Here's Branford's hyperlocal weather forecast via the National Weather Service:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 55. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 45. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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