CT Weather: Rainy Today, Better News For Memorial Day Weekend

After a day of no rain, we're back at it today as rain moves in late this morning, early afternoon and Connecticut could even see a thunderstorm or two as well. While today's weather may be unsettled, and a reminder of what we've been dealing with for some time concerning the abundance of rain lately, there is some good news in the forecast too.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday look great, plenty of sun and comfortable temps. Even the news for the Memorial Day Weekend forecast looks better than it did a couple of days ago. Saturday still looks like the best day if you're planning a barbecue but the chance of rain for both Sunday and Memorial Day has dropped to less than 50 percent, though lots of clouds are still forecast.

As for today's weather, the National Weather Service says, "Showers will overspread the area this morning with chances for rain and possibly a few rumbles of thunder late this afternoon and tonight ahead of the cold front. The rain, abundant cloud cover and an onshore wind flow will result considerably cooler high temperatures as compared to yesterday. Highs will only be in the 60s.

"High pressure then builds in behind the cold front on Wednesday with sunshine returning and temperatures generally rising into the upper 70s to low 80s."

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Today: Showers, mainly after 2pm. High near 64. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today: Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 70. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

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

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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