Our Odd Winter Continues For CT: Stormy Forecast Next Week

CONNECTICUT — Our odd winter continues in Connecticut. The last full weekend in February will feature temps into the 50s followed by a series of storms for the last week of February. But these storms will feature mostly plain rain for the entire state and temps near 50 degrees.

Again, this forecast would make much more sense for late March and or early April but not for the end of February.

It appears that Connecticut will go the entire month of February without a real statewide snowstorm. The last widespread snow event for the winter of 2020 was a few inches of snow that fell on a Saturday in January during the NFL playoffs.

For today, temps will be chilly as highs will only be in the 30s and it will be very cold Saturday morning before we see moderation.

"With high pressure to the south, westerly winds will develop allowing temperatures to moderate back into the mid to upper 40s during the day both Saturday and Sunday," the National Weather Service says.

The National Weather Service says the "long term period starts off dominated by dry weather as high pressure remains south of the region through Monday. Expect temperatures to remain above normal as highs range from the middle 40s to lower 50s. Skies will be sunny on Sunday and most of Monday, however clouds begin to increase late in the day Monday as the next area of low pressure approaches from the south and west.

"This low is expected to pass west of the region, with temperatures warm enough for the precipitation to fall in the form of rain. There may be a few hours of a rain/snow mix well north and west of NYC, early Tuesday morning, however no accumulations are expected at this time. The low passes north of the region during the day on Tuesday.

"There may be a brief break in the precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday, however a much stronger low is then expected to approach and move across the area as a digging upper level trough approaches from the west. Both the upper level and surface low is now forecast to pass west of the NYC, resulting in another rain event for the local area.

"As the low lifts north of the region late Thursday, it will drag a cold front across the region. As the precipitation ends Thursday night, there is a chance that some of the precipitation mixes with or changes over to some snow, however no accumulations are expected at this time. Drier but colder conditions return to end the week. Expect a return to below normal temperatures on Friday
high will only reach the lower and middle 20s."

WTNH News 8 Chief Meteorologist Gil Simmons says, "A cold day today! After a very cold morning our afternoon temperatures will only be in the low to mid 30s. At least it will be sunny all day! What an incredible weekend forecast! Sunny tomorrow with 40s followed by sunny sky Sunday and around 50°! I hope you can get outside for this weekend! Dry on Monday followed by rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! It doesn’t look like a snow track next week."

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Here is the extended forecast for southern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 34.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50.

Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

Here is the extended forecast for northern Connecticut:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 16. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 26. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Light southwest wind.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Monday Night
A chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.