There's a Nor'easter Headed Our Way – But Impacts Are Uncertain

A nor'easter developing along the mid-Atlantic is forecast to hit our area Wednesday morning – exactly how bad it will be is still up in the air, though.

With the storm expected to intensify as it slowly tracks east, the National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Fairfield, New Haven and Middlesex counties.

"Forecast uncertainty surrounds the exact details of how this storm will evolve," according to the weather service, "but the potential exists for...strong winds with gusts between 40 and 50 miles per hour."

As a result, a Coastal Flood Watch was also issued at 5:09 a.m. today, March 5, and will carry through 8 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, according to the National Weather Service. The watch affects southern Fairfield, New Haven and Middlesex counties.

In addition, the service says, "While the current forecast keeps snowfall amounts between 1 and 3 inches...there is a chance for higher accumulations...mainly Wednesday night."

When Will it Start Snowing in Guilford?

According to the National Weather Service seven-day forecast for Guilford, there will be a chance of rain and snow Wednesday through Friday, and strong gusts of winds during that time.

Here's the forecast for Guilford according to the NWS for the rest of the week:

• Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before noon, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 33. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday: Snow. High near 35. Windy, with a north wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Looking ahead to the weekend, things appear to clear up just in time for Saturday and Sunday.