CT Weather: Hour-By-Hour Forecast Of 'Heavy' Nor'easter Snowstorm

There have been some big changes to the snowy weather forecast for Wednesday in Connecticut. Hartford, Tolland, Windham, and Litchfield counties will see less snow than originally expected, while New London County will receive more snow than originally thought.

There hasn’t been much of a change for Fairfield, New Haven and Middlesex counties where a foot or more of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service. It’s become clear that this is more of a Southern Connecticut snowstorm as areas closest to the storm will see the most snow. More dry air is expected in northern sections of the state, which could keep accumulation totals down.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for all of Connecticut on Wednesday as snow moves in after 7-8 a.m. in Southern Connecticut and in the afternoon in northern sections of the state. (See below for a breakdown of how much snow is expected where you live and when the snow will start. And at the end of the post, you can also see that Connecticut's meteorologists offer different estimates than the National Weather Service.) (Connecticut Weather: Live Updates of 4th Nor'easter Snowstorm)

And as always, we’ll know exactly how much snow to expect once the storm ends.

Here is a breakdown of temperatures, precipitation, wind gusts and snow accumulation per county in Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Fairfield County coast:

7 a.m.: 33 degrees; 68 percent precipitation chance

10 a.m.: 31 degrees; 90 percent precipitation chance

1 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

4 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

7 p.m.: 31 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

10 p.m.: 32 degrees; 81 percent precipitation chance

1 a.m.: 32 degrees; 53 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 mph. Up until 7 a.m. only two tenths of an inch of snow is expected. From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. 4.1 inches of snow is expected. From 1 to 7 p.m. another 6.8 inches of snow is expected. And from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. 3 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 14 inches of snow is expected here.

Fairfield County Inland:

8 a.m.: 30 degrees; 68 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 28 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 28 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 29 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 31 degrees; 70 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 30 degrees; 41 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 15 to 20 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only one tenth of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 2.3 inches of snow is expected. From 2 to 8 p.m. another 6 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 3.5 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 12 inches of snow is expected here.

New Haven County coast:

8 a.m.: 32 degrees; 78 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 30 degrees; 90 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 29 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 31 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 30 degrees; 74 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 33 degrees; 47 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 to 35 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only two tenths of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 3.8 inches of snow is expected. From 1 to 7 p.m. another 6.6 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 3.6 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 14 inches of snow is expected here.

New Haven County Inland:

8 a.m.: 30 degrees; 68 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 28 degrees; 90 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 28 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 28 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 31 degrees; 74 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 32 degrees; 48 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only one tenth of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 3.1 inches of snow is expected. From 2 to 8 p.m. another 6.6 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 4.2 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 14 inches of snow is expected here.

Middlesex County:

8 a.m.: 32 degrees; 72 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 29 degrees; 88 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 29 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 28 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 32 degrees; 78 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 32 degrees; 51 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 25 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only one tenth of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 3.1 inches of snow is expected. From 2 to 8 p.m. another 5.9 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 4 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 13 inches of snow is expected here.

New London County:

8 a.m.: 35 degrees; 80 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 32 degrees; 90 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 31 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 30 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 31 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 33 degrees; 73 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 33 degrees; 59 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 35 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only two tenths of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 3 inches of snow is expected. From 2 to 8 p.m. another 5.8 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 3.5 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 12.5 inches of snow is expected here.

Hartford County:

8 a.m.: 29 degrees; 24 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 30 degrees; 49 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 32 degrees; 66 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 32 degrees; 92 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 32 degrees; 82 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 32 degrees; 78 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 32 degrees; 45 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 mph. Up until 11 a.m. only six tenths of an inch of snow is expected. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. 1 inch of snow is expected. From 2 to 8 p.m. another 3.2 inches of snow is expected. And from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 2.6 more inches of snow is expected. A total of 7.5 inches of snow is expected here.

Tolland County:

8 a.m.: 28 degrees; 23 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 30 degrees; 44 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 32 degrees; 66 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 32 degrees; 98 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 32 degrees; 83 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 32 degrees; 79 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 31 degrees; 48 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 mph. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. 1.2 inches of snow is expected. From 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. 2.6 inches of snow is expected and from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. 3 inches of snow is expected. A total of 7 inches of snow is expected here.

Litchfield County:

8 a.m.: 27 degrees; 51 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 29 degrees; 66 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 31 degrees; 82 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 31 degrees; 80 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 32 degrees; 78 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 32 degrees; 77 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 31 degrees; 65 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 25 mph. Up until 8 a.m. only one tenth of an inch of snow is expected. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 1.4 inches of snow is expected. From 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. 3 more inches of snow is likely and from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. an additional 3.8 inches of snow is forecast. The total snow accumulation is expected to be 8.5 inches.

Windham County:

8 a.m.: 30 degrees; 45 percent precipitation chance

11 a.m.: 31 degrees; 59 percent precipitation chance

2 p.m.: 31 degrees; 79 percent precipitation chance

5 p.m.: 32 degrees; 100 percent precipitation chance

8 p.m.: 32 degrees; 87 percent precipitation chance

11 p.m.: 32 degrees; 84 percent precipitation chance

2 a.m.: 33 degrees; 55 percent precipitation chance

During the storm the winds will be gusting to around 30 mph. Up until 11 a.m. 1.2 inches of snow is expected. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. an additional 8 tenths of an inch of snow is forecast. From 2 p.m. until 11 p.m. 6 more inches of snow is forecast. From 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. one additional inch of snow is expected. A total of 9 inches of snow is forecast here.

Here is the final call from Connecticut's meteorologists which differ somewhat with the National Weather Service's predictions:

As you can see opinions are all over the map.

Image submitted by Jeannine Keith

» Find Your Patch and more news of the day, including our most-read stories