Memorial Day Weekend Weather Forecast For Northern Connecticut

NORTHERN CONNECTICUT — Do you have outdoor weekend plans this upcoming Memorial Day weekend holiday? If so the forecast is pretty good. Before we get to the holiday weekend, there is a chance for showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening but the odds are less than 50 percent.

Once the unsettled weather moves on, Friday looks sunny with temps in the 70s, more sunshine on Saturday but there is a chance for rain showers Saturday evening after 8 p.m.

More sun is expected on Sunday with temps near 80 degrees and on Memorial Day itself it should be partly sunny and there is a chance for showers in the evening hours. All in all not a bad holiday weekend weather forecast. Hopefully, it doesn't change too much.

Here is an updated look at the Memorial Day weekend weather forecast for Northern CT:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Light south wind.

Thursday
A chance of showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Memorial Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%