Newtown's Easter Weekend Forecast Includes Thunderstorms

With it being a holiday weekend we’ll let you know if the weather is planning to cooperate, especially if you have travel plans or just want to venture outdoors after a long cold and snowy winter.

And yes, there is no snow or frigid temperatures in this forecast, which is a welcome relief.

But the forecast has switched from snow to the possibility of thunderstorms Friday night, and if you’re traveling Friday night you’ll have to contend with areas of fog, according to the National Weather Service.

Also 60 degrees is possible on Friday but it will be rainy and cloudy.

If you have plans to attend an outdoor Easter Egg hunt this weekend the good news is the rain ends late Friday and the sun appears on Saturday, and Sunday will be an almost perfect day with bright sunshine and a high of 50 degrees.

Enjoy the three day holiday weekend!

Here is Newtown’s latest hyperlocal forecast from the National Weather Service:

• Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Low around 44. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
• Sunday: A slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Check NWS for the most updated forecast.

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