Snow Accumulation Estimates Released For Saturday, Bigger Storm Next Week In CT

CONNECTICUT — If you live west of Hartford and New Haven, there is a good chance you're waking up to a few inches and possibly more of snow on Saturday morning.

But if you live east of the two big cities, then an inch or two is what is expected. However, forecasters have started to increase snow accumulation estimates on Thursday afternoon.

A winter weather advisory has been issued for Litchfield County as 3–5 inches of snow is forecast. A winter weather advisory has also been issued for Fairfield and New Haven counties as 3–6 inches of snow is forecast.

WFSB 3 TV meteorologists say, "Snow becomes likely well after the evening commute (Friday). The low pressure that moves near the Great Lakes tomorrow will transfer its energy offshore, allowing a second low to spin up somewhere off the east coast (likely near the Delmarva or Virginia). The trend over the past several days has been to push that second low away from Connecticut, but it still will be close enough for some impacts to begin the weekend. Our forecast for timing remains unchanged...but we will see a period of steadier, heavier snow late Friday night into early Saturday morning. The heaviest is likely to be in western CT, with a focus on the Route 8 corridor from the MA border almost all the way to the shoreline." (Watch the full WFSB 3 TV weather forecast here).

Read the full NBC CT forecast here. Read the full Fox 61 story here.

Timing

The snow and rain is forecast to begin before midnight Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The snow should end before noon Saturday. Sunday's weather looks amazing, with high temperatures near 50 degrees and mostly sunny skies.

A bigger storm early next week?

"We’re eyeing Monday into early Tuesday for a potential storm," the WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said. "Of course, this far out there’s a lot of uncertainty; but currently, all precipitation types appear possible. Other than that, we expect temperatures to run several degrees below average through at least midweek."

As of right now, the National Weather Service is predicting a mix of rain and snow for Connecticut. The precipitation would begin around noon Monday and continue throughout the night and for most of Tuesday. Winds could gust up to 40 mph on Tuesday.

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