Several Snow Threats Coming Up, Brutal Cold Hangs on in New Canaan

By Brian McCready (Patch Staff)

Well the good news is the worst of the brutal cold is behind us, as morning lows factoring in the windchill were 20 below early Thursday.

Today warms up to a seemingly balmy 21 for the shoreline and just 19 degrees for New Canaan (with many inland communities colder by several degrees). With the wind chill it will still feel like zero to 5 degrees today. Please stay warm, and keep your pets inside!

Our first chance of snow begins between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. early Friday andless than an inch of of snow is expected in New Canaan (according to the New Canaan-specific forecast from the National Weather Service.) In some communities, this means there is a chance there could be school delays in the morning, and a slippery commute into work.

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Temperatures on the coastline will finally reach above freezing and hit 33 degrees (31 degrees is the expected temperature for Darien). But communities inland will struggle to hit the amid-20s on Friday (New Canaan is forecast to hit about 30 degrees).

Friday night temperatures will plunge to between 11-15 degrees statewide and the windchill will make it feel like between 5-10 degrees.

On Saturday it will be sunny, but the cold returns with just a high of 24, and at night the temperature drops to between 8-15 degrees.

Monday will feel like a heatwave has returned as temperatures could hit 35 and it will be cloudy, but then it sets up a chance for accumulating snow on Monday night, all day Tuesday, and possibly a mix of snow and rain on Wednesday.

Patch will continue to provide updates of this potential major weather event for early next week.