Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for Weekend in Hamden

Weather or not, here comes the weekend.

And weather-wise, it looks to be mostly on the not side except for a chance of some storms moving into Connecticut on Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service says. That leaves a pretty big window for the Travelers Championship final rounds in Cromwell and the Nutmeg State Games in New Britain.

And for beach-goers.

The NWS is predicting temperatures in the low-to-mid-80s and not much fluctuation between the shoreline and inland, save for a couple of degrees.

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The NWS has issued a hazardous weather outlook that Saturday storms could be fast-moving and potentially severe. The warning is for Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties.

The warning states that there is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday, mainly in the afternoon to early evening hours. The main threat is from locally damaging straight line winds.

Here is a look at the NWS forecast for the weekend into next week:

• Friday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2 and 3 p.m. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 9 p.m. and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
• Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

By Chris Dehnel

Photo credit: National Weather Service