Connecticut Weather: Special Weather Statement Issued

Welcome to mid January weather today in Connecticut where it will feel like 15 degrees during the afternoon and single digits tonight. The very cold weather will last through the entire weekend before moderating on Monday. The wind will also be a big factor today as gusts could exceed 40 mph at times.

The National Weather Service has issued a "Special Weather Statement" for Friday's weather. For southern Connecticut, the weather service says, "Winds will gust up to 45 mph immediately following the passage of an arctic front this morning. This could result in the downing of some tree limbs or compromised trees, along with isolated power outages. Northwest winds will then gust to around 40 mph for the rest of the day, ushering in a much colder airmass which will allow temperatures drop into the 30s. Wind chills will fall into the teens and 20s as a result."

For northern Connecticut the weather service says, "Temperatures will fall through the 30s today near the coast and into the 20s in the interior this afternoon. Afternoon wind chills will drop into the teens and 20s. Wind chills tonight will fall through the teens and into the single numbers with near zero wind chills for some locations... This will be quite the change from the mild fall we have experienced. If you plan on being outdoors tonight, be prepared for bitter cold wind chills and dress accordingly for conditions more typical of mid winter."

A Wind Advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. for Hartford and Tolland counties as gusts could reach 40 mph.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said, "Windy and cold weather as the day goes by today! Dress for 15 that’s what it’s going to feel like for the afternoon! The windchill will be down around 8 this evening and tonight! It will be dry for Veterans Day tomorrow! I’d like to salute all Veterans who have served."

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Here is the updated weather forecast for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light northeast wind.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Here is the updated weather forecast for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.