Strong Thunderstorm Moving Through Fairfield/New Haven Counties

FAIRFIELD/NEW HAVEN COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for portions of Fairfield and New Haven counties due to a strong thunderstorm moving through now.

At 132 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Monroe, or near Shelton, moving east at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Bridgeport, New Haven, Milford, Shelton, Newtown, Fairfield, Hamden, Stratford, Trumbull, Branford, North Haven, Monroe, Seymour, North Branford and Orange.

Once this storm moves through it should be mostly sunny and warm for the rest of today and that trend is going to continue for the next several days. The weekend looks dry and sunny and very warm with temps into the mid to upper 80s and we could see 90 degrees on Wednesday.

A look at the forecast for the next several days in CT:

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.