Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Southern Connecticut

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for southern Connecticut on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning due to the chance of light snow and a wintry mix.

Neither storm will bring major accumulation to the region but there could be some light snow accumulation on Friday morning and a wintry mix on Christmas morning that could impact travel conditions.

Here is what the National Weather Service said in its weather statement for southern Connecticut:

"A quick moving weak low pressure system will bring potential for a light coating of snowfall, less than an inch, tonight into early Friday morning. Another quick moving low pressure system will bring a light wintry mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain Friday night into early Saturday morning, before transitioning to rain. These systems may result in hazardous travel conditions during these time periods."

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Here are extended forecast details for coastal sections of southern Connecticut:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Light snow likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 31. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Light snow likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 1am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Christmas Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Here are extended forecast details for inland sections of southern Connecticut:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Light snow likely, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of light snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Christmas Day: Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.