Heavy Rains Today, Snow Chances This Weekend for Windsor Locks, East Windsor

By all intents and purposes Connecticut’s winter wasn’t a nightmare as the worst of it was contained to mid January to mid February.

But spring, well, that’s beginning to look like a nightmare right now. For the second straight weekend in April we could see snowflakes and this time more areas of the state could see snow on the ground, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast Thursday morning.

Again, we’re not talking huge amounts of snow here, but real accumulation is now possible, according to the National Weather Service.

But before we get to the weekend forecast, we’ll be dealing with heavy rains, strong winds, some fog, and even an isolated thunderstorm or two today.

The stormy weather is expected to begin this afternoon and taper off just before midnight. The entire state could see more than an inch of rain and possibly up to an inch and a half of rain. On the plus side, temps will be in the mid 50s Thursday.

A “Hazardous Weather Outlook” has been issued for Hartford and Tolland counties today for strong winds, no advisories have been posted for southern Connecticut Thursday.

On Friday, more showers are possible, but more isolated in nature and temps near 50 degrees.

Saturday into Sunday’s snow?

The Hazardous Weather Outlook says “there is a low risk for accumulating snow” beginning Saturday into Saturday night. Unlike southern Connecticut, no accumulation estimate has been made for northern Connecticut by the National Weather Service.

If it does snow here, it’s expected to begin after 1 p.m. and end around midnight. Temps will be in the mid 20s Saturday evening.

More snow is possible late Sunday and into early Monday for Hartford and Tolland counties, the weather service states.

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