'Potent Storm' To Hit CT Friday: Timing, Here's How Much Accumulation To Expect

CONNECTICUT — The next storm to emerge is on Friday evening into Saturday morning and this one appears to bring a mix of snow, sleet and rain to Connecticut.

A hazardous weather outlook has already been issued for Litchfield County by the National Weather Service, as "A winter storm is expected to bring widespread snowfall and a wintry mix to some areas later Friday through Saturday."

Areas along the immediate coast are forecast to see mainly rain with some sleet and snow mixing in but no significant accumulation. Areas away from the coast and in northern sections of the state could see snow and sleet accumulation by Saturday morning, according to the weather service. The higher elevations in northern Connecticut are forecast to see the most snow accumulation.

Interior sections of southern Connecticut forecast details via the National Weather Service

The National Weather Service said, "A wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain is expected mainly Friday night into Saturday. There is also potential for a few pockets or localized areas of freezing rain.

"Snow accumulations forecast are generally 1 to 2 inches with some forecast snow near 3 inches in northern Orange County. The freezing rain would result in a light ice accumulation and this is forecast for northwest Orange County, northwest of I-84 as well as for far northern Fairfield County Connecticut. There will be potential for slippery travel on untreated roadways for any areas that have temperatures drop to at or below freezing

I-95 coast in southern Connecticut forecast details via the National Weather Service:

Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 42. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Rain, snow, and sleet before 10pm, then rain and sleet between 10pm and 1am, then rain after 1am. Low around 35. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 42. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Hartford/Tolland/Windham County forecast details via the National Weather Service:

Friday Night: Rain and snow before 3am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet between 3am and 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain and sleet after 5am. Low around 31. East wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after noon. High near 38. North wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.