Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Thursday: CT Weather Forecast

CONNECTICUT — The state may see one to two inches of rain on Thursday and early Friday before nice, drier weather moves in and then more rain is expected on Sunday.

If you have weekend plans, hopefully it is on Saturday.

As for now, it will be a cloudy, rainy day and the heaviest rain is forecast for the afternoon and evening hours. There is a chance for isolated thunderstorms too across the state. With much of Connecticut still way behind in its rainfall for 2020 the predicted one to two inches of precipitation will be very beneficial as we try and put a dent into that.

The National Weather Service said to expect "Cloudy, humid conditions dominate today as widespread showers and thunderstorms overspread the area as a cold front approaches from the west. Localized heavy rainfall will be possible by Thursday afternoon and evening, before tapering off early Friday morning. Highs today will be in the mid to upper 70s with lows on Friday morning in the mid to upper 60s.

"The cold front will push east of the area on Friday morning as drier and less humid air begins to filter into the region. Clearing skies with sunshine return by Friday afternoon with highs in the low to mid 70s."

The highs on Saturday will only be around 70 degrees, which is a sign that fall is right around the corner.

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Here are forecast details for southern Connecticut:

Thursday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before midnight. Low around 69. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 8 to 10 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Here are forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Thursday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Areas of fog before 10am. High near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday
A chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.