CT Weather: Ice Concerns Lead To Winter Weather Advisory Tuesday

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has just issued a winter weather advisory for inland sections of Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties.

The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Wednesday.

"Freezing rain expected. Ice accumulation around a light glaze...Slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are possible....Slow down and use caution while traveling."

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 10pm, then rain likely. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 43. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Original post: Freezing rain and sleet are in the forecast for inland Connecticut starting Tuesday evening, according to meteorologists.

The precipitation could lead to slick roads, hazardous travel and potential power outages, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Hartford, Tolland, and Windham counties from 7 p.m. tonight through 10 a.m. Wednesday. Freezing rain is expected, with ice accumulation between 0.1 and 0.2 inches.

Litchfield County is also under a winter weather advisory due to freezing rain, though that advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to 4 a.m. Wednesday morning. Total ice accumulation is expected to be one-tenth of an inch, the advisory states.

“Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous,” the National Weather Service cautions. “Difficult travel conditions are possible.”

Both the Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes will be impacted, according to the National Weather Service.

WFSB reports clouds will thicken as the day progresses today, with showers or drizzle developing after 4 p.m.

“Areas where the temperature is 32 degrees or colder will experience freezing rain, which is rain that freezes on contact creating a glaze of ice,” WFSB reports.

WFSB is calling today a “First Alert Weather Day” due to the icy mix tonight, which will be primarily inland. The station predicts northern sections of the state could see a glaze of up to 0.2 inches of ice accumulation.

“Untreated surfaces could become slick,” WFSB reports.

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for Northern New Haven and Fairfield counties through tonight, due to pockets of freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service. It predicts the precipitation will be plain rain along the coastline.

For coastal sections of southern Connecticut, just plain rain is forecast.

After the system clears out, the rest of the work week is trending warmer, with daytime highs reaching into the 40s on Wednesday and Thursday, then around 50 degrees on Friday.

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Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of rain after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with rain before 11 p.m., then rain likely between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., then freezing rain likely after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Rain likely, mainly after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 50. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 1 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 14 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33.

Friday: Showers likely before 8 a.m., then rain likely after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.