Powerful Nor'easter Leads To Hazardous Weather Outlook For CT

CONNECTICUT — A powerful Nor'easter is expected to produce several inches of rain, lead to flooding concerns, and produce strong wind gusts that could cause power outages beginning Wednesday afternoon into Thursday, the National Weather Service says. The weather service has already issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southern Connecticut saying, "Between 1 to 3 inches of rainfall, locally higher, is possible Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night with a developing coastal low pressure system. There is a low probability of flash flooding along a few of the fast responding small rivers and streams... Localized flash flooding will also be an issue for low-lying coastal roads if heaviest rain coincides with the Wed Night high tides."

Today is the calm before the expected storm arrives Wednesday afternoon. Connecticut will see plenty of sun and temps into the 60s today. Temps will drop into the 40s tonight and then a low pressure system will move in and will track "just south and east of Long Island late Wednesday and Wednesday night."

"Clouds increase Wednesday morning, and rain will move in during the afternoon and evening. The rain will be heavy at times, and a rumble or two of thunder is possible. Onshore gusty winds develop ahead of this storm system Wednesday, and temperatures will warm into the 60s despite the clouds and rain.

"As the low deepens Wednesday night, moving northeast along the New England coast Thursday, winds will shift around to the west or northwest and will be quite strong. Rain tapers off Wednesday night, but clouds and a few showers are expected into Thursday. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler Thursday, in the 50s, and the strong winds will add to the chill," the National Weather Service says.

WTNH News 8 Chief Meteorologist Gil Simmons says, "Rain moves our way for tomorrow afternoon. The heaviest rain will be for Wednesday nights with very strong wind gusts. We could have some scattered power outages Wednesday night into Thursday. A scattered shower for Thursday and then it dries out Friday with nice weather all weekend long!"

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Here is the updated weather forecast for southern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday
Rain likely after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 52. East wind around 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph.

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Light southeast wind.

Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Showers before 9pm, then rain, mainly after 9pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 49. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.