Several Days Of Rain, Storms Forecast For CT: Here's What You Need To Know

CONNECTICUT — A dreary friend is coming back to Connecticut after days of sunny, summery weather.

Rain returns to Connecticut’s forecast Tuesday night, which carries an 80 percent chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and potential thunderstorms will stick around until Thursday afternoon, the forecast states, but that doesn't mean it will be raining that entire time period.

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm is forecast after midnight and up to half inch of rain is forecast. The rain should taper off by noon Wednesday, though there may be some thunderstorms and another quarter of an inch of rain Wednesday morning, the weather service said.

More rain showers are forecast late Wednesday and that will continue through early Thursday afternoon. Nearly an inch of rain is forecast late Wednesday and on Thursday, the weather service said.

Connecticut residents who enjoyed a weekend full of gorgeous, sunny weather will surely be disappointed by the forecast.

The culprit is a front pressing into the Northeast, according to an AccuWeather report. Showers across the state aren’t expected to be heavy Wednesday, but that could change Thursday.

"An area from the mid-Atlantic up through New England could get 1 to 2 inches of rain on Thursday alone,” said Carl Babinski, an AccuWeather senior meteorologist, in the report.

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Here’s the complete National Weather Service forecast.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Low around 63. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. High near 80. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: A chance of showers before noon, then rain, mainly after noon. High near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Matt Troutman, Patch Staff, contributed to this story.