Southern CT Weather: 50 MPH Wind Gusts Possible Monday, Tuesday

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for southern Connecticut beginning on Monday afternoon through early Tuesday morning.

The weather service said a wind advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Wind gusts of 20-30 mph are expected and some gusts could reach 50 mph, the weather service cautions.

"Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," the weather service adds. "Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result....Due to snow melt and recent rainfall some tree root systems may be somewhat compromised potentially leading to some uprooted trees."

The rain should end late Monday morning and temperatures will near 50 degrees. Tuesday will be much colder with temperatures around the freezing mark. Wednesday through Sunday features nothing but sunshine and the warmest days appear to be on Wednesday and Thursday, and then it turns chilly again for the weekend.

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Here are the forecast details via the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Rain before 7pm, then light rain likely after 7pm. Steady temperature around 39. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of light rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.