Next 'Accumulating Snow' Chance Emerges In CT's Weather Forecast

This weekend will serve as a reminder that winter is far from over and help set the stage for a possible snow and or ice storm early next week. Connecticut will see one more warm day, Friday, before temps nosedive and the winds pick up Friday afternoon.

The weekend looks to be 20 to 25 degrees cooler than the weather we've experienced this week in Connecticut. And then beginning just in time for the Tuesday evening commute, snow is forecast for Connecticut. Connecticut meteorologists including NBC Connecticut Chief Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan say that 'accumulating snow' is possible.

As for the present, light rain is likely tonight and on Friday temps will rise into the 50s by noon, but quickly fall and winds could gust up to 35 mph at times.

"Temperatures initially will climb well into the 50s, and then begin to fall by the late afternoon and evening," the National Weather Service says. "The gusty winds will continue through Friday night and into Saturday as much colder air moves into the region. Temperatures by Saturday morning will fall into the upper teens across interior sections, and the lower and middle 20s closer to the coast. Morning wind chills will be down into the upper single digits and lower teens. High pressure will continue to build into the region during Saturday and Saturday night, providing dry and cold conditions."

The weekend will be colder but also dry, and the dry weather continues on Monday before snow may fall Tuesday afternoon.

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Here is the weekend weather forecast and beyond for Southern Connecticut:

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

Here is the weekend weather forecast and beyond for Northern Connecticut:

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast 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.

Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light northeast wind.

Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night
Snow and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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