Connecticut Weather: Hour-By--Hour Forecast Of Snow/Ice Storm

A Winter Weather Advisory and Wind Advisory remain in effect for the entire state of Connecticut for Christmas Eve/Christmas morning. However, the major concern with this precipitation is not heavy snow accumulating, but the fact sleet and freezing rain is expected to fall in the overnight hours.

A period of icing is expected across the state, which could make travel very slippery on Christmas morning. By noon most of the state will be in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. It will feel much colder as the state could experience wind gusts approaching 30 to 40 mph.

The National Weather Service is saying up to two inches of snow and ice is possible for southern Connecticut and between 2 and 4 inches of snow and ice for Hartford and Tolland counties.

Temperatures will nosedive beginning on Tuesday continuing into next weekend. Connecticut won’t see the freezing mark for several days and temps at night could be in the single digits.

Here is an hour-by-hour look at the wintry weather on Christmas morning across Connecticut:

Coastal sections of Fairfield County:

12 a.m. 37 degrees; 80 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 34 degrees; 80 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 33 degrees; 20 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 35 degrees; 12 percent chance of precipitation

Snow is likely from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. and accumulating 0.9 tenths of an inch. Some rain may mix in too from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sleet may mix in from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Inland sections of Fairfield County:

12 a.m. 32 degrees; 70 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 31 degrees; 85 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 30 degrees; 80 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 29 degrees; 25 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 35 degrees; 10 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1.5 inches, Freezing rain, a tenth of an inch, Sleet, a trace amount

Snow is expected to begin around 10 p.m. and continue until 8 a.m. Freezing rain will mix in from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. and sleet will also mix in from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. Precipitation ends by 10 a.m.

Coastal areas of New Haven County:

12 a.m. 35 degrees; 79 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 33 degrees; 79 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 34 degrees; 30 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 35 degrees; 25 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 40 degrees; 8 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 0.7 tenths of an inch with a slight amount of sleet

Rain could begin after 10 p.m. and change to a mix of rain, sleet and snow from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. and then ends as light rain by 10 a.m.

Inland areas of New Haven County:

12 a.m. 34 degrees; 77 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 33 degrees; 75 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 31 degrees; 75 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 32 degrees; 30 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 37 degrees; 10 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1.3 inches of snow with a slight amount of sleet

Snow could begin after 10 p.m. and sleet and freezing rain will mix in from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. Around 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. there may be a mix of rain/snow and then the precipitation ends.

Middlesex County:

12 a.m. 32 degrees; 77 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 31 degrees; 78 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 31 degrees; 80 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 31 degrees 35 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 35 degrees 10 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1.3 inches, Freezing rain and ice mix in

Snow could begin after 10 p.m. and freezing rain and sleet is expected to mix in from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. There could be a light mix of rain/snow from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.

New London County:

12 a.m. 35 degrees; 77 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 34 degrees; 78 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 32 degrees; 79 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 33 degrees; 30 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 39 degrees; 10 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1.1 inches, some ice too

Snow and rain could begin after 10 p.m. and sleet could mix in with the rain and snow from midnight until 5 a.m. The precipitation will end as some plain snow from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m.

Hartford County:

12 a.m. 30 degrees; 60 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 32 degrees; 85 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 33 degrees; 85 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 34 degrees; 40 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 35 degrees; 10 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1 inch, some ice too

Snow begins around midnight and ends around 8 a.m. Rain and sleet mixes in from 3 a.m. until 8 a.m.

Tolland County:

12 a.m. 29 degrees; 60 percent chance of precipitation

3 a.m. 31 degrees; 89 percent chance of precipitation

6 a.m. 33 degrees; 88 percent chance of precipitation

9 a.m. 33 degrees; 50 percent chance of precipitation

Noon: 32 degrees; 15 percent chance of precipitation

Snow: 1.5 inches, some ice too

Snow begins around midnight and mixes with sleet and freezing rain from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. Precipitation ends by 11 a.m.

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