Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Snow, Wind Saturday: What You Need To Know

CONNECTICUT — Early Friday morning we were dealing with thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong wind gusts. Fast-forward a day later, and we're still dealing with strong wind gusts, but now we're also talking about snow squalls.

Snow squalls, which are a brief period of heavy snow that can cause temporary white-out conditions, are forecast for Connecticut early Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Like thunderstorms, not everyone will see snow squalls, but it's believed to be widespread enough that the weather service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the entire state.

The weather service said up to an inch of snow could accumulate, and while that doesn't sound overly impressive, the snow would add up in a brief amount of time.

The weather service in a video shows the snow bands moving quickly across the state between noon-6 p.m. Saturday.

Here are the latest updates based on where you are via the weather service:

Southern Connecticut: "A strong cold front moving across this afternoon will be accompanied by a line of snow showers and snow squalls, that could bring a brief burst of heavy snow, northwest winds gusting 40 to 50 mph, and temperatures dropping close to freezing. Roads could become hazardous," the weather service said.

Hartford/Tolland/Windham County: "Snow showers and snow squalls are likely this afternoon and evening, bringing brief heavy snowfall, gusty winds, and low visibilities."

Litchfield County: "Snow showers and scattered snow squalls are likely late this morning into the early to mid-afternoon, along with the passage of a strong cold front.

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Wind advisory for southern Connecticut: "West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph expected....From 1 PM this afternoon to midnight EST tonight.

Wind advisory for Litchfield County: West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM EST this evening."

Extended forecast details for CT:

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Rain likely before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Rain and snow. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%.