New Details On 4th Of July Weekend Weather Forecast For CT

CONNECTICUT — The very good news for the 4th of July holiday weekend weather forecast is that the actual July 4 date looks perfect with sunshine and temps into the mid 80s. In other words a glorious summer day for everyone who has barbecues and outdoor events to attend including fireworks displays.

Friday, July 5 also will be a nice sunny day too before rain may move in much later in the day.

The not so great news centers on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, as there is a chance for rain showers and thunderstorms both days. It appears that Saturday is looking to be the rainiest of those days.

The National Weather Service says "Clouds will increase through the day as a weak cold front approaches the region. This front will bring with it a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with the best chances of any thunderstorms across New York City and areas to the west. Despite the increased cloud cover, high temperatures will range from the mid 80s to around 90, a few degrees above normal for this time of year.

"Any lingering showers will come to an end overnight, with dry weather returning to the region on Wednesday. Temperatures once again will be a few degrees above normal for the beginning on
July. Conditions then becoming increasingly more humid for the end of the week into the weekend."

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons says, "clouds passing through at times today and some sunshine too. There could be a brief round of rain showers mid day, it will not last long. Heating up tomorrow and turning mostly sunny. Sunny and hot weather for the Fourth of July! The fifth looks good too!"

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.

Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Independence Day
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light south wind.

Independence Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night
A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.