EAST HAMPTON, PORTLAND WEATHER: Rain, Sleet, and Snow to Lead to 'Slick Roads' This Evening

By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff) and Jaimie Cura

March: In like a lion, out like a lamb… a slightly snowy lamb that really loves winter! We’ll be seeing some snow flakes later today — March 31 — possibly in time for the evening commute home from work.

This won’t amount to much of anything but because the temperature will be dropping and the precipitation will be failing, roads may be slick.

The National Weather Service issued a “Hazardous Weather Outlook” for Hartford and Tolland Counties. Those areas could see up to an inch of snow, while the rest of Connecticut is forecast to see less than an inch of snow, if that.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons writes “Take your umbrella...A nasty finish to the day with rain, sleet and wet snow arriving 4PM-7PM. Slick roads likely this evening in many areas. Bridges are first to get slick. Be careful.”

News 12 writes: “For this afternoon and evening. Roads will be messy and slippery tonight. Don’t expect a lot of accumulating snow but it is possible to see very light accumulations in some of our northern communities.”

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan writes, “A period of rain and snow later today with a weak storm passing underneath us. Can’t rule out some minor accumulation on grassy surfaces — particularly in hilly spots of southern Connecticut.”

‘A Statewide Freakout’

“Some model data on Friday, wants to put us near 70! It all has to come together for it to happen, but after today’s snowflakes flying, lets hope,” NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney wrote. “I think if we hit 70 on a Friday, there will be a statewide freakout!”

Your Local NWS Forecast

Tuesday: Rain likely before 5 p.m., then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of snow between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 26. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

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