Zeta Brings Wild Weather To Southern Connecticut Thursday, Friday

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT — The remnants of Hurricane Zeta are beginning to be felt in southern Connecticut Thursday morning and it will only intensify throughout the day and into Friday.

The powerful storm will bring heavy rain at first — possibly 2 inches of rain — then strong wind gusts and the chance for some snow, with no real accumulation expected. Record cold is expected Friday night.

Halloween will be very cold and the temperatures at night may be around the freezing mark.

Here are more details on the wild weather from the National Weather Service:

"The remnants of Zeta will move northeast into the area today and for this evening. Rain and breezy conditions are expected for today and cool with temperatures in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. For tonight the rain will taper off momentarily, with another round of rain late tonight into Friday morning in association with a secondary low pressure system.

"The rain will change to snow across northern sections towards daybreak on Friday with little in the way of accumulation expected. Temperatures will fall into the 30s across northern sections, and the lower and middle 40s for the city and coastal sections. The winds will increase tonight resulting in wind gusts approaching 35 to 40 mph along eastern coastal sections.

"Windy and chilly on Friday with light rain around in the morning, with a wintry mix across far northern sections. Clearing is expected into the late afternoon as the storm system moves away.
Temperatures will average well below normal with temperatures mainly in the 40s.

"High pressure builds into Friday night with cold conditions and diminishing winds. Low temperatures will be in the lower and middle 30s along the coast, with 20s across interior sections. The chilly weather will continue into the first half of the weekend."

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