New Details On How Much Ice, Snow To Expect Friday in CT

CONNECTICUT — First, some good news. Connecticut will see temperatures top 40 degrees on both Wednesday and Thursday and it seems like we rarely, if ever, hit that mark during the month of January.

And that ends the good news portion of this weather story. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the entire state for some stormy weather Thursday afternoon and Friday.

Everyone will start with rain on Thursday afternoon, and it may be heavy at times, and then on Friday everyone transitions to a period of ice and then a little snow. Areas along the immediate coast will stay rain for the longest period of time. Areas away from the coast and in northern Connecticut may see an inch of ice and snow accumulation.

And once the precipitation stops Friday night, we head back into the ice box for the upcoming weekend.

Here are the latest weather statements as posted by the National Weather Service:

Southern Connecticut

"A cold front will move through late Thursday night into Friday with quickly falling temperatures behind it. Rain Thursday night will change to a wintry mix from northwest to southeast, with several hours of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. This will lead to ice accretion on any untreated surfaces, making travel hazardous potentially for both the morning and evening commutes on Friday. Additionally, any standing water from rainfall and melting snow will freeze, exacerbating these conditions."

Hartford/Tolland/Windham County

"Rain will changeover to a wintry mix of sleet, snow and perhaps a brief period freezing rain Friday morning. There is considerable uncertainty in how quickly things changeover and specific totals. Winter Weather headlines will likely be needed. This will cause travel impacts due to slick roads for the Friday morning and evening commute."

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Litchfield County

"Wintry precipitation including snow, sleet and freezing rain are likely Thursday into Friday with a slow moving front and low pressure system moving along it. The eventual location of the front will determine precipitation types, amounts and their locations. Winter Weather headlines will likely be needed later in time."

Forecast details for I-95 corridor towns:

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers. Low around 30. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 3pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain between 3pm and 4pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4pm. The sleet could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers before midnight, then a chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Forecast details for inland sections of southern Connecticut:

Thursday: Showers. High near 44. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers. Low around 27. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then snow showers and freezing rain likely. The sleet could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: Freezing rain likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Rain, snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before noon, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between noon and 3pm, then snow after 3pm. High near 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.