CT Weather: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain Moves In Wednesday Night

CONNECTICUT — Rain will move into Connecticut this evening, and it could add up to two inches or more before it ends Thursday afternoon. The state may also see thunderstorms and patchy fog Wednesday night.

Parts of Connecticut could even see snowflakes, no accumulation, late Thursday as temperatures plummet back into the 20s. The high temperature on Good Friday will only be around 40 degrees.

Temperatures moderate on Saturday into the low 50s and Easter Sunday looks like there is a chance for morning rain showers and then the skies should be partly sunny in the afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Monday and Tuesday of next week look wonderful with sunshine and temperatures into the 60s.

Timeline of rain

Fox 61 chief meteorologist Rachel Frank said the evening commute should be mostly dry before the heavier rain moves in.

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 43. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: Showers, mainly before 3pm. Temperature falling to around 44 by 10am. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers and flurries before 11pm, then a chance of flurries between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

This Afternoon: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low around 44. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 8 mph.