CT Weather: 2-Day Storm To Bring Rain, Ice And Snow

CONNECTICUT — It looks like our next storm chance is really a two-day event that will first bring rain, then ice, and possibly a little snow to Connecticut.

The precipitation is scheduled to arrive on Thursday and continue through much of Friday. Areas along the Interstate 95 corridor would remain rain for the longest period of time, but may switch to sleet and freezing rain on Friday.

Areas inland in southern Connecticut and in northern Connecticut would see a greater period of ice and some snow from this storm.

The National Weather Service has already posted a hazardous weather outlook for Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties.

"Rain is expected to change to sleet and snow Friday from north to south. A couple of inches of snow and sleet accumulation is possible in northern Massachusetts with an inch or less elsewhere," the weather service said concerning northern sections of the state. "Winter Weather Advisories may need to be issued later this week for minor travel impacts due to slippery roads."

For southern Connecticut, the weather service said, rain becomes likely Thursday into Thursday night as the cold front moves closer to the region.

"The front eventually move across Friday with precipitation also behind the front, bringing a wintry mix from north to south," the weather service said concerning southern Connecticut. "The wintry mix progresses northwest to southeast Friday into Friday night with cold air advection in the low levels increasing on the increasing northerly flow behind the front."

The biggest question is how much ice or plain rain will the state see, and computer models, just like last week, are showing differing outcomes, the weather service said. Some models show cooler air prevailing, which would lead to more ice, while others show more plain rain than anything else.

"It appears at the moment that most of the wintry mix precipitation would be across more interior locations but there is a lot of uncertainty in the forecast and changes in timing of precipitation and evolution of thermal profiles could make for substantial changes in subsequent forecasts."

And in Litchfield County, the weather service said in a hazardous weather outlook, "Wintry precipitation including snow, sleet and freezing rain are possible Thursday into Friday with a slow moving front and low pressure system moving along it....Winter Weather headlines will likely be needed later in time."

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Here are the storm forecast details for the I-95 corridor towns:

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain. Steady temperature around 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain. High near 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: A chance of freezing rain, mixing with sleet after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Here are the storm forecast details for inland sections of southern Connecticut:

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain before 1pm, then rain or freezing rain likely between 1pm and 4pm, then freezing rain and sleet likely after 4pm. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: Freezing rain and sleet likely before 10pm, then a chance of snow and sleet between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Thursday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 32. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 4pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.