'Frozen' In Glastonbury -- Wintry Mix Expected For the Weekend

Snow, sleet and ice — that’s the mixed frozen bag being forecast by The National Weather Service that’s issued a hazardous weather outlook and winter storm warning beginning at midnight Friday, continuing through 7 p.m. Saturday.

Precipitation is expected be heavy snow with some light ice accumulations, according to the National Weather Service. Four to eight inches of snow are expected, beginning early Saturday. It could mix with freezing rain and sleet, and even possibly rain before changing back to snow Saturday afternoon and evening.

The weather service advises that travel will be difficult and that large branches and wires could be brought down by the snow and ice, and wind gusts up to 20 mph. Visibility will be limited to a quarter mile at times.

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• Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Saturday: Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 3pm. High near 34. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Monday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

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