CT Weather: Back-to-Back April Snow Accumulation Chances

There is some good news concerning two upcoming snow chances for Connecticut. First, any snow that falls Friday morning is expected to do so after the morning commute to work and school. And any snow that falls is not expected to amount to much, especially along the Connecticut coast, which is where the snowflakes will turn to rain quickly.

The big question remains Saturday as accumulating snow is predicted, especially in southern areas of the state. The National Weather Service has released initial snow estimates for both Friday and Saturdays possible snow chances.

Today, will be dry but again cold as temps will be 5 to 10 degrees below average. "Clouds will increase overnight as a warm front approaches. Light snow, or a mix of rain and snow, will begin to overspread Southern Connecticut from the south around sunrise or shortly thereafter. A brief burst of snow, which could stick, is possible during the morning hours ... before the precipitation changes over to light rain."

In Northern Connecticut for Friday, there is a better chances for more snow here. The National Weather Service says there is a "low risk for several inches of snowfall Friday morning."

Currently, the weather service is predicting less than one inch of snow for the Connecticut coast, one inch for inland areas of Southern Connecticut on Friday and possibly a few inches in Northern Connecticut.

For Saturday, Southern Connecticut is looking at 2 to 4 inches of accumulating snow and the weather service says for Northern Connecticut there is "another low risk for accumulating snow occurs Saturday."

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons said, "Bright and cold today. 40s but feeling like 30s with the cold wind. Light snow after AM commute Friday then changing to rain. Heavy part of Saturday’s storm looks south of us Saturday. Let’s watch it."

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Here is a detailed look at the snow chances for the immediate Connecticut coast:

Friday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Wind chill values between 30 and 40 early. South wind 8 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Here is a detailed look at the snow chances for inland areas of Southern Connecticut:

Friday: Snow likely before 9am, then rain and snow likely between 9am and 11am, then rain likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. South wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Here is a detailed look at the snow chances for Northern Connecticut:

Friday: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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