WEATHER UPDATE: Snow Lingers, Temps Free Fall, Roads Icy in Connecticut

This is an odd winter storm for Connecticut and for some of us it’s not over, and it could linger right up to or even during tonight’s commute home from work.

And then we’ll be dealing with freezing temperatures for tonight, which will make roads icy and difficult to travel.

Typically, the northern half of the state receives the bulk of the accumulation because the temperatures tend to remain colder there, and on the shoreline the snow often mixes with sleet and rain.

Well in this case, the opposite happened.

Communities in Hartford and Tolland counties saw an inch of snow and won’t see much more accumulation today.

But on the immediate shoreline, especially along the Interstate 95 corridor, several inches of snow have fallen, and it will continue to snow up until this evenings commute home from work. Numerous school districts in Fairfield, New Haven, and New London counties cancelled on Thursday.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. for southern Fairfield, southern Middlesex, southern New Haven, and southern New London counties.

Here’s the latest thinking on when the snow ends and how much will accumulate.

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Scot Haney writes that the lower half of the state will see 3-5 inches but the northern half just 1-2 inches of total accumulation.

But the temps could dip to almost zero tonight.

NBC Connecticut predicts 3-6 inches for southern and eastern Connecticut with the heaviest snowfall right along the I-95 corridor. Northern Connecticut is expected to end up with just 1-3 inches. The snow ends around this evening’s commute.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said a majority of the state will end up with 2-4 inches, except for extreme northern parts of the state, which will receive less.

He writes that wet snow combined with falling temps makes for a “dangerous combo” for drivers.

Snow begins to taper off in Connecticut between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Simmons writes.

Lows on the shoreline will be around 10 degrees tonight, while it will be zero degrees inland, Simmons writes.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney writes on Facebook:

Thursday AM update:

“No major change to the thinking, except that the snow will likely linger for a good portion of the (morning) into the afternoon.

Steadiest and heaviest southern CT. 1-4” north, 3-5 or even 6 inches southern CT.

This is a Southern CT storm for sure. It begins to wrap mid to later (this evening northwest to southeast).

Thursday morning update:

A very changeable day today across the state. While we’re not forecasting a lot of snow north, more snow south, EVERYONE will see dropping temps and slippery travel, which is odd for March, to have temps drop into the 20s.

Snow will be on and off north, steadier toward the south. Likely continuing through the evening commute.”

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