Northern CT Weather: Rain, Thunderstorms Move In This Weekend

You better enjoy the sun today and early Saturday because a round of wet weather is moving in Saturday evening and it's going to stay with us for the most of next week in Northern Connecticut. It could rain from Saturday night through next Thursday with thunderstorms possible late Saturday and on Sunday too.

Another 1.25 inches of rain is expected for northern section of the state this weekend.

WTNH News 8 Gil Simmons adds, "Sunny skies all day today and a great afternoon with a wonderful evening. High temperatures in the 80s enjoy it! Dry for most of the day on Saturday. But a rough round of wind and rain for later Saturday night & early Sunday morning! There could be some scattered power outages too!"

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Here is the very rainy, stormy weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.