CT Weather: Severe Thunderstorms Likely Friday, Rain Saturday AM

It's been a few days so that means we're due for a storm and that is what we're going to get over the next two days, including part of Saturday. Severe thunderstorms are in the forecast, especially for Friday night and early Saturday. Another two inches of rain and gusty wind is also expected from late Thursday through Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service says, "Unsettled weather will continue on Friday with showers. Some showers may be locally heavy for a brief time with a few thunderstorms possible. The winds will be gusty at times out of the south and southwest with temperatures in the middle 60s to near 70."

"An area of low pressure will form along the frontal boundary for Friday night into Saturday morning bringing another round of wet weather. Behind the departing low pressure system on Saturday drier air will return during the afternoon bringing any rain to an end. The winds will become gusty out of the northwest throughout the afternoon and into the evening. By later Saturday night cooler air and more seasonable temperatures will return for the second half of the weekend." (To sign up for free, local breaking news alerts from more than 100 Connecticut communities, click here.)

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Here is the updated weekend weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Low around 58. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely. High near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Low around 57. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. High near 63. South wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Here is the updated weekend weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog. High near 67. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

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