Connecticut Weather: Snow Next Week Appears More Miss Than Hit

A couple of days ago there was talk about the next chance of snow for Connecticut coming possibly on Monday and Tuesday. As we've gotten closer to that time period it appears the snow-chance is likely to be more of a miss than anything else. New computer models show the storm tracking further east now, which if that trend continues would limit the impacts to Connecticut. Connecticut could still see some flakes but nothing substantial is currently expected.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan said late Friday, "If you don't like snow you're going to love our evening computer mode runs. All east a bit and showing just a glancing blow. Still worth watching but the trends today are showing a less impressive storm for Monday/Tuesday. Have a great weekend!"

The National Weather Service in a Saturday morning update agrees with Hanrahan noting that the storm has "trended farther east...which typically does not favor a significant winter storm for the area." However, the weather service does note it's possible the storm could wobble and track more to the west over the next couple of days.

"Often the past several winters, offshore low development in the wintertime has often trended back to the NW in conjunction with upper jet dynamics. This will have to be watched carefully," the National Weather Service says.

The National Weather Service does show that an inch or two of snow is still possible for Hartford and Tolland counties according to its latest accumulation estimates.

As for the here and now, today will be amazing with sun and temps near 50 degrees and then it becomes rainy after midnight and early Sunday.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said "Temps on the way up today! 40s!!!! Good day to get outside. There will be a chilled breeze at times. A little rain tonight & done pretty early tomorrow."

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 4am. Steady temperature around 47. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain, mainly before 10am. Steady temperature around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Tuesda: A 30 percent chance of snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday: A slight chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.