Light Snow Thursday, Valentine's Day Forecast, Sub-Zero Temps for Durham, Middlefield

By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff) and Jaimie Cura

On Tuesday morning, there was talk the state could be hit with up to six inches of snow on Thursday. But like the famous quote says: If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait.

The latest information shows that parts of the state may see anywhere between a coating to a maximum of two inches of snow on Thursday, Bob Maxon said in an email to Patch. Maxon is an NBC Connecticut meteorologist.

The Weekend

Maxon said Friday will be cold and windy, and then the next chance for accumulating snow is on Saturday afternoon and into Sunday morning.

“Snow possible Saturday afternoon into Sunday AM....looks like 2”-4” is likely, but a 5 or 6” total would totally surprise me. These “clipper” systems are never easy to nail down 4 days out,” Maxon told Patch.

And while we’re not talking about huge snowstorms, we’ve clearly run out places to put it, and venturing outside from Friday through Tuesday is not going to be fun, Maxon explains.

“Coldest temps? Impossible to nail....but Monday AM looks coldest. -10 seems possible at Bradley International Airport, -5 in Hartford, -2 in New Haven and -15 or more in Colebrook/Norfolk/Falls Village,” Maxon said.

Latest NWS Forecast

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

• Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

• Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 10 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

• Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

• Saturday: A chance of snow after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

• Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery.

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