CT Weather: Temperatures Heat Up For Father's Day Weekend

CONNECTICUT — Our beautiful weather continues on Thursday with an abundance of sunshine and comfortable temperatures.

Friday also looks good during the day with more sunshine and temperatures rising into the low to mid 80s across the state.

Our first chance for storms is in the overnight hours early Saturday and then again on Saturday afternoon. Initially, the Saturday forecast looked worrisome with lots of clouds and rain chances, but things have improved and there should be some sun but still a risk of a rain shower and or thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours.

Father's Day itself looks great, with sunshine and temperatures rising into the mid to upper 80s. Temperatures will warm up as the weekend progresses. Things look to stay hot and humid on Monday and Tuesday too as rain showers and more storms are possible both days.

WTNH News 8 chief meteorologist Gil Simmons said on social media, "A shower or a thunderstorm Friday night and very early Saturday. Saturday day is actually looking better now although there could be a quick thunderstorm in the afternoon. Heating up and quiet for Father’s Day and Monday of early next week!"

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Here are the weekend forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 57. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Here are the weekend forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.