Rain And Fog Today, Then Beautiful Weather Moves In For CT

CONNECTICUT — The National Weather Service says we can expect light rain showers to develop this afternoon and then heavier rain is forecast for tonight. The rain is expected to end on Wednesday morning, which will lead to beautiful weather beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing on Thursday and Friday.

Connecticut may see another half inch of rain by early Wednesday. The big unknown is the weekend weather forecast where Sunday is now expected to include rain.

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"A cold front approaches today and moves across the region tonight. Cloudy conditions are expected during the daytime with spotty light rain or drizzle possible. Widespread rain begins to develop well north and west of New York City late in the day and overspreads the entire region tonight. The rain will taper off from west to east after midnight. The cold front moves offshore early Wednesday morning with dry conditions and high pressure returning later Wednesday into Thursday."

"Temperatures today will be near normal in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be slightly above normal in the lower to middle 60s. The coolest conditions at night will occur Wednesday night as temperatures fall into the upper 30s and lower 40s inland and middle and upper 40s elsewhere."

WTNH News 8 Chief Meteorologist Gil Simmons, said, "Dry for most of the morning but plan on some spotty rain or spotty drizzle coming in this afternoon. High temperatures only in the 50s to about 60°. Rainy this evening and overnight tonight. The rain will end early tomorrow followed by beautiful weather with sunny skies and 65 to near 70 tomorrow! Nice weather again on Thursday! Stay tuned on the weekend forecast, I am not excited!"

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Here is the updated weather forecast for Southern Connecticut:

Today
A slight chance of drizzle or light rain between 10am and 4pm, then a chance of rain with a slight chance of drizzle after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight
Rain, mainly after 9pm. Steady temperature around 57. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Here is the updated weather forecast for Northern Connecticut:

Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 53. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Light west wind.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light southwest wind.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.