CT Weather: Hot And Humid Dominates Father's Day Weekend

Connecticut’s seemingly long stretch of dry weather continues for the most part through the weekend and into early next week.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and a slight chance for more storms on Monday. There does appear to be more of a chance for rain showers in northern parts of the state over the next several days, though the odds are less than 50 percent.

A noticeable weather change is the increasing humidity that began today and continues for the weekend.

The prolonged stretch of low humidity comes to an end for late this week,” the National Weather Service said. “High pressure pushes offshore allowing for a moist southeast to southerly flow of air to push in. This will lead to more in the way of clouds, with low clouds and fog mainly during the nighttime and the morning hours for the next couple of days.”

“An upper level low to the south and southwest will slowly drift closer to the area. This will lead to a chance of a few showers, and possibly a thunderstorm or two across mainly western sections for today. Temperatures will average near normal, with the biggest change being the rise in humidity. During tonight the low clouds and patchy fog should return as temperatures will be primarily in the 60s.”

As for Father’s Day weekend in Connecticut, we can expect a mixed bag on Saturday with some sun but also clouds and a 20 percent chance of storms in the afternoon hours. It will feel warm with temps into the mid 80s with humidity and northern areas could approach 90 degrees. Sunday looks partly sunny with temps in the low 80s at the coast and near 90 in northern Connecticut.

Temps approach the upper 80s at the coast and low 90s early next week.

Here are the weather updates for southern Connecticut:

Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Here are the weather updates for northern Connecticut:

Tonight
A chance of drizzle after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.

Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday
A chance of showers, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday
A chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.