New London's 4th of July Holiday Weekend Forecast

By Brian McCready and Jaimie Cura

The latest National Weather Service forecast for the coming week and 4th of July weekend calls for light rain and a chance of thunderstorms.

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Your Local NWS Forecast As of June 29

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
• Independence Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.