Weekend Storm Could Bring Heavy Wet Snow to Mansfield

By Rich Scinto and Barbara Heins.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for tonight through Tuesday for northern Connecticut due to several likely snow events.

There will likely only be some snow flurries and minor showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning for most of the state, according to WTNH’s Gil Simmons.

A significant coastal storm is appears to be likely for Saturday into Saturday night. The largest threat for heavy wet snow is along the I-95 corridor, according to the National Weather Service.

Simmons predicts that Saturday’s storm will start out light and become steadier and heavier during the afternoon and evening with larger accumulations for the central and southern part of the state.

WFSB’s Scot Haney said there is a chance the weekend storm will miss the state completely, but as time goes on that is looking like less of a possibility. The NWS warns that the storm could bring either mainly rain or snow depending on its path in the coming days.

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For next week there is a possibility of accumulating snow Monday into Tuesday.

• This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east.
• Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 5 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
• Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Saturday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
• Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Photo credit: Barbara Heins.