Somers, Ellington's Easter Weekend Forecast Includes Thunderstorms

With the holiday weekend rapidly approaching, we’ll let you know if the weather is planning to cooperate, especially if you have travel plans or just want to venture outdoors after a long cold and snowy winter.

And yes, there is no snow or frigid temperatures in this forecast, which is a welcome relief.

But the forecast has switched from snow to the possibility of thunderstorms Friday night, and if you’re traveling Friday night you’ll have to contend with areas of fog, according to the National Weather Service.

Also 60 degrees is possible on Friday but it will be rainy and cloudy.

If you have plans to attend an outdoor Easter Egg hunt this weekend, the good news is the rain is expected to end late Friday and the sun appears on Saturday. Sunday should be an almost perfect day with bright sunshine and a high of 50 degrees.

Here is the latest hyperlocal forecast for Somers and Ellington from the National Weather Service:

• This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
• Tonight: Scattered showers before 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. South wind 11 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday Night: Showers. Low around 43. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
• Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.