Projected Snow Totals In for Clinton's Weekend Storm

Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan says: “Midday European computer model shows a pretty substantial winter storm on Saturday [Jan. 24]. It will be a strong but compact system with a narrow band of heavy snow. Still too early to pin down exactly where that heavy snow will fall but it’s absolutely worth watching!”

Meteorologist Gil Simmons says: “I am holding steady on my thoughts for accumulating ‪snow‬ for‪ ‎Connecticut‬ Saturday!”

Since the earlier report noting the possibility of six inches of snow, the National Weather Service updated its forecast with projected accumulation totals for the Saturday, Jan. 24, storm.

The Most Current NWS Forecast

• Wednesday Night: Light snow likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

• Thursday: A slight chance of light snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

• Friday Night: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain after 3 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

• Saturday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before noon, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

• Saturday Night: Snow and freezing rain likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

• Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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