WEATHER UPDATE: 'Plowable' Snow, Below-Zero Wind Chills, and Dangerous Winds Forecast for Darien

The only good news in the latest forecast for Connecticut is that if you don’t mind eating dinner early on Valentine’s Day you should be able to beat most of the heavier snow that is predicted to fall on Saturday.

Connecticut meteorologists are still predicting up to six inches of snow to accumulate beginning as light snow around noon on Saturday and ending by noon on Sunday. But they caution that the gusty winds may pose the biggest issue come Sunday with gusts reaching 60 mph.

Here are the latest weather advisories. A wind chill advisory is in effort for Hartford, Tolland, northern Fairfield and New Haven counties.

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for New Haven, Hartford, Tolland, Middlesex, and New London counties. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Fairfield County.

WFSB 3 Meteorologist Mark Dixon predicts 6-10 inches of snow for eastern Connecticut with the highest amounts near the Rhode Island border, 4-8 inches for the central portion of the state and about 3-6 inches for the western part of the state.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons is predicting light snow to begin between 11-2 p.m. on Saturday and continue to fall lightly until 9 p.m. The heaviest snow is forecast from 10 p.m. on Saturday through 10 a.m. on Sunday.

After the snow ends, temperatures will struggle to hit single digits on Sunday and winds will gust between 40-60 mph.

And a significant snowstorm is also in the forecast for Tuesday night and into Wednesday. It’s possible six or more inches could accumulate, WFSB 3 TV predicts.

Here is the National Weather Service’s latest hyperlocal forecast for Darien.

Tonight, Increasing clouds, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 31. Wind chill values between zero and 10. South wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday Night Snow. Low around 14. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

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