CT Weather: Heavy Rain To Snow And Then A Major Warmup Begins

CONNECTICUT — Between 1-2 inches of rain will fall across Connecticut beginning early Thursday afternoon and ending Friday morning as some snow with minor accumulations possible, especially for areas away from the immediate coast.

It looks like we'll have to endure two more days of miserably cold weather, Thursday and Friday, and then all of a sudden spring weather arrives for the weekend and continues into next week.

We'll experience a sudden warm-up beginning on Saturday and continuing through the next several days and on Tuesday we may see 60 degrees. Hopefully, this is the last gasp of wintry weather.

WTNH News 8 chief meteorologist Gil Simmons said "Rain moving in later this morning and plan on a soggy afternoon! ... Rain will switch to wet snow for a little while tonight and early tomorrow. Accumulation will be 0 inches up to 3 inches! It could be icy early tomorrow morning as temperatures drop and it will freeze the wet surfaces."

It appears southern Connecticut will see less than an inch of snow while northern parts of the state could see up to three inches of snow, but most areas will see around an inch or two as the precipitation ends as snow.

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Today: Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 47. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain before 3am, then rain and snow. Low around 29. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow, mainly before 7am. High near 39. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 6 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Today: Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 48. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 2am. Low around 25. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: A chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 6 to 8 mph.