Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Most Of Connecticut

The National Weather Service has just issued a Winter Weather Advisory for most of Connecticut except for the immediate coast. Accumulating snow is expected statewide beginning after 3 p.m. Wednesday and ending early Thursday morning.

For inland sections of Southern Connecticut, the NWS says, "Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches expected. WHEN...From 3 PM Wednesday to 6 AM EST Thursday. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute."

A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect for Litchfield County where 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected.

For Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties, the advisory is in effect from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday. "Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches expected."

No advisories are issued for the Connecticut coast or I-95 corridor but 1 to 3 inches of snow is also expected here.

One interesting thing to note, the NWS says the chance of snow is 6o to 70 percent, so we'll see if it actually happens as predicted. (To sign up for free, local breaking news alerts from more than 100 Connecticut communities, click here.)

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Original story: Today will be very cold in Connecticut as the gusty wind will make it feel like the temperature is in the teens and single digits. It will stay cold on Wednesday and then snow is expected to move in for the evening commute and continue through early Thursday morning, which could cause a slippery commute.

It's a good bet that many school systems across the state will have to issue delays and or cancellations for Thursday. The difference about this snowstorm is that the temps are cold enough to support all snow and there isn't expected to be a changeover to ice and plain rain.

This will not be a major snow event but a general 2 to 4 inches of snow across the state is expected. The timing of the snow is the biggest concern. The good news is that the strong winds will taper off tonight but it will be very cold tonight with temps in the teens.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons says, "A cold day today with the wind gusting to around 30-35 mph. The wind chill will be around 13 all day long! Have your sunglasses! I expect snow to start later in the day tomorrow and steady at night Wednesday night ending Thursday morning. 1-3 inches shoreline, 3-5 inches inland."

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Here is the updated snowy forecast details for Southern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.

Wednesday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. East wind around 7 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Here is the updated snowy forecast details for Northern Connecticut:

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.