WEATHER ALERT: Near Blizzard Conditions Forecast for Avon

This time it appears you really do want to go out and buy the bread, milk and eggs, as a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Avon from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

After a pedestrian winter up until yesterday, which saw a decent snowfall across the state of 4-8 inches, Mother Nature seems to be making up for lost time.

The National Weather Service is predicting five to nine inches of snow could fall Monday night. More snow will fall on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service writes this about the potential storm “impacts … heavy snow and strong winds will result in considerable blowing and drifting snow. Travel may become difficult if not impossible and near blizzard conditions possible.”

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan writes on his personal blog, “This storm is shaping up to be a beauty. A classic New England snowstorm that will produce gusty winds, heavy snow, and possibly more than a foot of accumulation.”

“The worst of the storm will likely be Monday night and Tuesday morning. Our computer models show the potential for wind gusts over 60 mph in southeastern Connecticut during the height of the storm,” Hanrahan writes. “This one will be big…”

Here is the hyperlocal forecast:

• This Afternoon Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
• Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
• Monday A chance of snow, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Monday Night Snow likely before midnight, then snow with areas of blowing snow after midnight. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
• Tuesday Snow with areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 23. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Tuesday Night Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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