Connecticut Weather: Hour-By-Hour Forecast Of 'Bomb Cyclone' Snow

The 'Bomb Cyclone' or whatever this monster storm is being called is almost here and the entire state is under a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and winds gusting up to 50 mph at times, which could produce blizzard-like conditions at times in Connecticut.

For the coastal areas of Fairfield County, the National Weather Service says, "Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning and evening commutes on Thursday. Tree branches could fall as well. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches, with localized amounts up to 10 inches..."

For inland sections of Fairfield County, the weather service is predicting 4 to 6 inches of snow.

In New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties, 6 to 12 inches is expected, according to the weather service and some areas, especially in southeastern Connecticut could see up to 14 inches.

Hartford and Tolland counties are also expecting to receive 6 to 10 inches of snow, while Litchfield County is looking at 6 to 8 inches of snow. (Follow Patch's CT Snow Coverage With Our Free Real-Time News Alerts).

‏WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said, "Hi there Connecticut! Heavy snow likely for a 4 (hour) window tomorrow morning. ESP the 7-11AM Time-frame."

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan‏ said,"Behind the storm the wind chill looks brutal. We're expecting wind chills -15 to -30F by Saturday morning. Awful stuff."

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Fred Campagna‏ said, "European model temperature forecast for Sunday morning is beyond Frigid. Even if the model is overdone by 5-8°, it's still very impressive. Big concern for any folks who lose power/heat in Thursday's storm and can't get it restored."

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Hour-by-hour forecast via the National Weather Service:

Fairfield County:

1 a.m.: 22 degrees, 40 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 23 degrees, 80 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 24 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 25 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 26 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 24 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 22 degrees; 48 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 1.5 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. another 3.5 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 1.5 inches of snow is expected.

New Haven County:

1 a.m.: 22 degrees, 45 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 22 degrees, 88 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 22 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 25 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 27 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 26 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 23 degrees; 57 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 1.5 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. another 5 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 2 inches of snow is expected.

Middlesex County:

1 a.m.: 18 degrees, 46 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 21 degrees, 87 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 22 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 27 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 27 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 25 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 24 degrees; 67 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 1.5 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. another 6 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 2.3 inches of snow is expected.

New London County:

1 a.m.: 23 degrees, 50 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 24 degrees, 94 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 27 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 29 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 31 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 25 degrees; 76 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 1.2 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. another 8.5 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 2.6 inches of snow is expected.

Hartford County:

1 a.m.: 13 degrees, 50 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 16 degrees, 90 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 17 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 19 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 22 degrees; 85 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 23 degrees; 46 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 21 degrees; 10 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 0.5 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. 6.3 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 1.8 inches of snow is expected.

Tolland County:

1 a.m.: 16 degrees, 50 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 19 degrees, 10 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 19 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 19 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 19 degrees; 100 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 20 degrees; 75 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 18 degrees; 42 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 0.5 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. 6 inches of snow is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 4 inches of snow is expected.

Litchfield County:

1 a.m.: 16 degrees, 49 percent chance of snow

4 a.m. : 18 degrees, 70 percent chance of snow

7 a.m.: 20 degrees; 90 percent chance of snow

10 a.m.: 21 degrees; 90 percent chance of snow

1 p.m.: 22 degrees; 75 percent chance of snow

4 p.m.: 21 degrees; 59 percent chance of snow

7 p.m.: 20 degrees; 37 percent chance of snow

The snow will begin to accumulate from 1 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday. 1.3 inches will fall by 7 a.m. and from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. another 3.5 inches is forecast. From 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. another 2.2 inches of snow is expected.