CT Weather: More Sun This Week, Memorial Day Weekend Rainy

There is both good and bad news leading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The good news is that there will be several days this week when the sun is shining, and yes that has been a rarity lately, but the bad news is that the three-day holiday weekend features up and down weather and the chance for showers and thunderstorms.

It appears next Saturday is the pick of the three days, as sunshine is predicted for most of the day but clouds take over Saturday night into Sunday and rain is expected at times. As for Memorial Day, the Weather Channel is predicting cloudy skies and morning rain and temps in the low 70s.

Accuweather.com says, "Outdoor festivities during Memorial Day holiday weekend may be in jeopardy across the eastern and northwestern United States..." Showers and thunderstorms are likely along the East Coast during the holiday weekend, Accuweather.com predicts.

"....increased humidity and tropical moisture working up the coast, combined with an approaching cold front, can dampen later Saturday into Monday," according to Paul Pastelok, who is the AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist. "At some point, there will be several hours of steady to heavy rainfall for parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England."

As for the present time, skies will be clear tonight and temps will be in the 50s tonight. "A good deal of sunshine is expected on Monday along with near to slightly above average temperatures. Afternoon temperatures will climb mainly into the 70s, with some interior locations approaching 80. Clouds will begin increasing once again Monday night as a frontal system from the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic states begins to lift north towards the region. Lows will range from the middle 50s to near 60.

Unsettled weather will return for late Monday night into Tuesday with the chance of showers. Temperatures will turn considerably cooler with highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s," the National Weather Service states.

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Light southwest wind.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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