CT Weather: Cold, Wet Memorial Day Weekend Expected

CONNECTICUT — 'Ugly' is the word WTNH News 8 chief meteorologist Gil Simmons used to sum up the Memorial Day weekend weather forecast.

It appears rain begins on Friday afternoon and continues into Saturday morning and returns again on Sunday. Memorial Day may also feature some rain showers in the morning before we begin to dry out. Besides the rain, it definitely won't feel like the unofficial start of summer. Temperatures will struggle to reach 60 degrees this weekend.

"Rain coming in tomorrow night and it will be heavy at times!," Simmons wrote on his social media. "The rain will likely drag on for Saturday morning before a little bit of drying Saturday afternoon but it will be chilly! Rain coming back on Sunday unfortunately!"

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. East wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 48. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 16 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Memorial Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Friday: A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Memorial Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 6 mph.