Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Northern Connecticut

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties for a series of weather problems.

First for this morning, "Temperatures below freezing this morning will cause slippery spots on areas roads. Gusty northwest winds to 40 mph will diminish by afternoon."

And after a quiet weather day Wednesday, our next storm approaches Thursday night and Friday, which may produce heavy rain and "may bring the potential for localized flooding," the National Weather Service says.

Here are the details on the stormy weather forecast:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Light southwest wind.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Low around 38. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday
Rain. High near 55. South wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Friday Night
Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 45. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday
A chance of rain before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.