CT Weather: Accumulating Snow Chances Decrease For Much Of State

CONNECTICUT — If you love snow, here's some good news and bad news for you. The good news is that there are two chances to see snowflakes over the next few days, Friday night and Sunday.

The bad news is that it isn't expected to amount to much, if anything. A couple of days ago, there was a growing consensus that a low pressure system might bring accumulating snow to the state on Sunday and Monday, but those chances have diminished as the approaching storm looks weaker than initially thought, according to a new update via the National Weather Service.

The best chance to see light snow accumulation is in northern Connecticut, according to the weather service. There is a chance for some light snow accumulation in far northern sections of the state on Friday too, and other areas of the state may see snow flurries.

Friday looks like a very cold and overcast day with some rain and snow showers, Saturday is dry, but it will feel like it's 2o degrees due to the wind chill factor and Sunday will be chilly too with a chance for snow and rain showers.

New details on the chance for snow on Sunday via the National Weather Service

The weather service said the low pressure system is now expected to weaken as it moves near Connecticut.

"There continues to be some uncertainty with the precipitation type forecast as well," the weather service said as part of its technical discussion on the weekend snow chance. "Some flurries or slight chance of light snow is possible Sunday morning, changing over to a slight chance for rain for most locations by the afternoon, except a mix of rain/snow for the higher elevations inland.

"Thereafter, as the low develops offshore and winds shift more to the north, colder air moves into the region, bringing the rain/snow line toward the coast. Given the weaker surface low development, there remains some question just how far south this cold air will make it, and whether it will lag the (precipitation) too much for any meaningful changeover as the low departs.

"Nonetheless, a changeover to all snow is possible before ending, however, there is just a low-end chance. Liquid equivalent for this event will be quite light, less than 0.10" for most locations. With at least some rain mixing in everywhere at some point, only minor, if any, snow accumulation is expected at this time, and this would be across the interior," the weather service concludes.

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I-95 coastal towns forecast:

Today: Showers, mainly before noon. Temperature falling to around 41 by 5pm. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. West wind 13 to 16 mph.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Inland sections of southern Connecticut forecast:

Today: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 44 by 11am, then falling to around 38 during the remainder of the day. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Northern sections of the state forecast:

Today: Showers, mainly before 4pm. High near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.