Connecticut Weather: 'Nothing' About Saturday's Forecast Looks Good

There’s good news and bad news concerning the weekend weather forecast for Connecticut. The good news is today looks amazing and Sunday will be a perfectly fine autumn day as well. The bad news is Saturday looks pretty miserable to be outdoors.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan offers this blunt assessment about Saturday’s forecast: “Nothing about Saturday is looking good right now. Chilly, cloudy, and a bit damp.”

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said, “The (forecast) is looking very nice for your Friday! Dress for a beautiful day with sunshine and high temperatures right around 70! The humidity will stay low all day long today. I do have some concerns for outdoor plans on Saturday. It looks like some scattered showers from time to time & a very chilly day with high temperatures only in the 50s to around 60. Nice weather with sunshine and highs near 70 on Sunday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!” (» Find Your Patch and more news of the day, including our most-read stories)

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Here’s the weekend forecast for Southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Light northeast wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

Here’s the weekend forecast for Northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

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