Weekend Storm Could Bring Heavy Wet Snow to Meriden

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for tonight through Tuesday for 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.

For next week there is a possibility of accumulating snow Monday into Tuesday, according to the NWS.

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Below is the NWS Meriden forecast:

• This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 30 and 35. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
• Tonight: A chance of light snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday: A slight chance of light snow before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Light northwest wind.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
• Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

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