CT Weather: 4th Of July Weekend To Include Rain, Thunderstorms

CONNECTICUT — Hopefully, your outdoor 4th of July weekend plans are scheduled for Sunday and Monday.

The National Weather Service said that rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast for late Friday, and that is expected to continue off-and-on Saturday. A half inch of rain is forecast on Saturday and storms are also possible. The chance of rain is around 70 percent Saturday and the sky will be mostly cloudy, the weather service said.

On Saturday, the weather service said some storms may approach severe levels and downpours are also possible.

Rain showers and storms may continue through Sunday morning and then the weather picture improves Sunday afternoon with partly sunny skies and a high temperature in the low to mid 80s. The 4th of July itself looks great, with sunshine and temperatures in the mid 80s.

Before we get to the holiday weekend, Thursday looks great with sunshine and temperatures in the mid 80s, and it will be near 90 degrees on Friday.

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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Light south wind.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.