CT Weather: Heavy Rain Thursday, Snow Friday Morning

CONNECTICUT — After a few weeks with no snow, there's a chance of light accumulation Friday morning across Connecticut.

A low pressure system will move close enough to Connecticut on Thursday to produce rain initially, possibly heavy at times, and strong winds will cause temperatures to drop. The precipitation is expected to end as a burst of snow across the state early Friday. Fox 61 meteorologist Dan Amarante said up to 2 inches of slushy snow could accumulate.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for northern Connecticut.

"Rain will change to snow late Thursday night into Friday morning," the weather service said. "While the current expectation is for 1 to 3 inches of snow across most of the area, there is a low chance of some locations picking up as much as 4 or 5 inches."

In addition, strong northeast winds may gust as high as 40 to 50 mph, the weather service said.

Concerning southern Connecticut, the weather service said light rain is possible Thursday morning and an inch or two of rain is possible as periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are expected late Thursday. Cold air will move in early Friday and the precipitation is expected to change from rain to snow. Once the precipitation ends Friday morning, it will remain very cold throughout the day and night.

The silver lining to the forecast is on Sunday it may reach 60 degrees, with plenty of sunshine.

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 52. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 30. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 10am. Cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 39. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 30. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Rain and snow likely before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind around 15 mph.