Winter Weather Advisory Issued For 4 Counties In CT: New Details Released

CONNECTICUT — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Hartford, Tolland, Windham, and Litchfield counties as snow and sleet is forecast Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

In interior sections of southern Connecticut, a mix of snow and sleet is expected Wednesday night, according to a special weather statement. And for the I-95 corridor towns, from Greenwich to Stonington, it is expected to be largely a plain rain event.

The Thursday morning commute may be a slippery one across the state, except on the immediate coast.

Here are the forecast updates via the National Weather Service based on where you are:

***Interior sections of Fairfield/New Haven County: "Steady light snow and sleet will taper and likely transition to spotty light freezing rain and drizzle across elevations above 500 ft through this evening," the weather service said in a special weather statement. "This icing threat will likely continue through around midnight, before rising to even higher and less traveled elevations late tonight. Untreated surfaces in these areas could become icy. If the potential for ice accretion increases or becomes more widespread, a winter weather advisory would be issued."

***Hartford/Tolland/Windham County: A winter weather advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Wednesday, until 4 a.m. Friday.

"Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches in far northern MA and ice accumulations up to a quarter of an inch in the higher elevations."

Tonight: Snow likely with freezing rain with rain likely this evening, then rain and freezing rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Thursday: Cloudy. Rain likely with a chance of freezing rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain, freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 20s. Temperature rising into the mid 30s after midnight. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

***Litchfield County: A winter weather advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Wednesday, until 1 p.m. Thursday.

"Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches and ice accumulations of 0.10 to 0.3 inches.

"Snow this evening, then changes to sleet and freezing rain overnight. Most of the freezing rain will fall after midnight, and could be heavy enough to cause power outages."

***Interior sections of Middlesex/New London County:

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 7pm, then rain and sleet between 7pm and 1am, then rain likely after 1am. Steady temperature around 37. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of light rain, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

***I-95 corridor towns in southern Connecticut:

Tonight: Rain, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all rain after 7pm. Low around 35. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of light rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.