WEATHER UPDATE: 'Plowable' Snow, Below-Zero Wind Chills and Dangerous Winds Forecast for Greenwich

The only good news in the latest forecast for Connecticut is that if you don’t mind eating dinner early on Valentine’s Day you should be able to beat most of the heavier snow that is predicted to fall on Saturday.

Connecticut meteorologists are still predicting up to six inches of snow to accumulate beginning as light snow around noon on Saturday and ending by noon on Sunday. But they caution that the gusty winds may pose the biggest issue come Sunday with gusts reaching 60 mph.

Here are the latest weather advisories. A wind chill advisory is in effort for Hartford, Tolland, northern Fairfield and New Haven counties.

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for New Haven, Hartford, Tolland, Middlesex, and New London counties. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Fairfield County.

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WFSB 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon predicts 6 to 10 inches of snow for eastern Connecticut with the highest amounts near the Rhode Island border, 4 to 8 inches for the central portion of the state and about 3 to 6 inches for the western part of the state.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons is predicting light snow to begin between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday and continue to fall lightly until 9 p.m. The heaviest snow is forecast from 10 p.m. on Saturday through 10 a.m. on Sunday.

After the snow ends, temperatures will struggle to hit single digits on Sunday and winds will gust up to 40 to 60 mph.

And a significant snowstorm is also in the forecast for Tuesday night and into Wednesday. It’s possible six or more inches could accumulate, WFSB 3 TV predicts.

Here is the National Weather Service’s latest hyperlocal forecast for Greenwich:

• Saturday: Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 30. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: Snow. Low around 13. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

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