GREENWICH WEATHER UPDATE: The Spring-Like Weather Continues ... For A While

Ah, the first day of Daylight Saving Time — it was still light well into the evening and for the first time in weeks, the temperature was well above the freezing mark.

This weekend was the first since mid-January, that there hasn’t been a snowstorm or significant weather event. And in many towns and cities across the state with temperatures in the 40s, it’s a trend that should continue through the week. Although, weather forecasters and the National Weather Service are predicting that could change by week’s end.

Here’s what NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney writes on his Facebook page, “Getting milder through Wednesday. Mildest day is Wednesday. Then, colder air starts trying to make a comeback at the end of the week.”

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Scot Haney writes “While we got a break from the stormy weather this weekend,, we won’t be as fortunate next weekend. A storm will move northward from the Gulf States while high pressure will set up shop to our north across Eastern Canada. The storm will likely move off the Mid-Atlantic Coast to the south of New England Saturday night and Sunday. Since the storm is still 6 days away I won’t get too specific just yet. However, it does look like we’ll have to deal with wet snow, sleet, and rain. Precipitation will probably develop on Saturday (although the timing is still in question) and it could linger well into Sunday.”

In the meantime — enjoy this balmy weather and hope we don’t have a ‘throwback Thursday’ to the near zero temps we’ve endured for the past seven weeks.

But in the interim, we may see a few flurries overnight Sunday into Monday.

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Here is Greenwich’s hyperlocal National Weather Service forecast:

• Tonight: A chance of flurries after 1 am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Monday: A chance of flurries before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 45. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
• Tuesday: A chance of light rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday Night: A chance of light rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Wednesday: A slight chance of light rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
• Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

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Photo credits: Barbara Heins. Photo #1: temperature on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Photo #2: A snowy birdhouse in Greenwich.