CT Weather: Thunderstorms, Rain Dominate Weekend Forecast

Well maybe the fall will bring us some nicer weather. This summer has been either very rainy and stormy and or hot and insanely humid, and sadly that unpleasant stretch of weather will continue through this upcoming weekend and beyond, according to the National Weather Service.

According to the weather service's latest forecast, Connecticut could experience thunderstorms and showers Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Not the best news, especially if you have weekend outdoor plans.

As always, the chance of storms is around 50 percent so no one really has much notice of when the storms may roll through. There is also a lot of clouds in our future too. One piece of good news is that temps will be around 80 degrees instead of in the 90s. (Keep up with CT events and news by subscribing to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Before we get to the weekend, the weather service says, "A cold front is expected to move east across the region today then offshore by tonight. Drier conditions expected today with slightly less humidity but still very warm. Highs today will be in the upper 80s to near 90 and lows tonight mainly the mid 60s to lower 70s.

"Dry weather prevails through Friday morning. There will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms ... Friday afternoon. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase Friday night into the weekend as another cold front approaches," the weather service adds.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons says, "The weather will get nicer and nicer today! The humidity will drop & there will be some sunshine with temperatures 85 to 90. Nice weather this evening and overnight tonight! OK for Friday during the day with dry weather. Rain returns for the weekend, unfortunately."

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Here is the not so great weekend weather forecast and beyond for Southern Connecticut:

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.

Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Here is the not so great weekend weather forecast and beyond for Northern Connecticut:

Friday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday
A chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night
A chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday
A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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