Latest Details on Stratford’s Very Rainy Mother's Day Weekend Forecast

STRATFORD, CT — The latest details on the Mother’s Day weekend forecast in Stratford includes lots of rain, but once we get past this weekend, we're finally looking at a nice weather week coming up.

We're looking at plenty of sunshine next week and temps will finally be in the 70s. But before we get there, we could be dealing with a cold, wind-soaked rain, which could lead to another inch or two of rain. (To sign up for Stratford breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons wrote, "Lots of clouds and some sunshine today with our temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. More clouds tonight leading to rain moving in on Saturday. The rain will be moving in very slowly starting around 8 AM western Connecticut and it might take until 3-4 PM eastern Connecticut. Heavy rain Saturday night, ending early on Sunday. Not a washout, but a few scattered showers possible for Mother's Day."

Stratford’s hyperlocal weather forecast, via the National Weather Service, is as follows:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Rain. Steady temperature around 51. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain. Low around 45. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

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