Memorial Day Weekend Weather Forecast Changes For CT: Here's What To Know

The holiday weekend is now expected to start out dry before rainy weather moves in, according to forecasters.

Sunday is expected to be the wettest day of the three-day weekend, meteorologists predict, so plan outdoor activities accordingly.

The National Weather Service reports any lingering light rain moves out by late morning today, then dry weather returns and will last through early Saturday.

“Rain moves in from southwest to northeast on Saturday, but some locations likely get through much of Saturday dry,” the National Weather Service said. “Very wet on Sunday, before things dry out for Memorial Day.”

Connecticut is in a much cooler stretch following the recent heat wave, with temperatures today reaching the upper 60s. Friday will be mostly sunny, with highs in the low 70s. Saturday and Sunday will reach into the 60s, while Memorial Day is expected to be the warmest day of the long weekend, with highs in the mid-70s, according to the National Weather Service.

WFSB reports today will be mostly overcast, with some partial clearing inland before sunset.

“It will be noticeably less humid and cooler with highs in the 60s (back below average),” WFSB reports. “Tomorrow, we end the work week milder (compared to today). While dry, scattered mid and high-level cloudiness will likely filter any sunshine.”

For Memorial Day weekend, WFSB predicts there will be “rounds of showers possible.”

“Not an ideal Holiday weekend by any means, but not a washout either,” WFSB reports. “Saturday, showers appear to become likely later in the day (from southwest to northeast). We’re forecasting highs in the 60s inland, upper 50s along the shoreline. Those showers likely linger into the first half of Sunday, thereafter we’ll be mostly cloudy with highs down a couple degrees compared to Saturday.”

Ryan Hanrahan, chief meteorologist at NBC Connecticut, reports he is “more and more optimistic that most of Saturday will be dry!”

“Lots of clouds but dry air in the lowest few thousand feet of the atmosphere should keep the rain to our southwest for a while,” he predicts. “Rain is still in the forecast Saturday night and Sunday.”

For Memorial Day, WFSB predicts it will be mostly dry, though an “isolated shower can’t be ruled out.”

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Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 8 p.m. Low around 46. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. High near 60. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers after 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers likely, mainly before 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2 p.m. High near 65. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 53.

Memorial Day: A 40 percent chance of showers after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.