How Fast Will the Snow Fall in North Branford -- A WEATHER UPDATE:

The projected accumulation totals for this latest winter storm isn’t the real story here.

The real news, is that the snow will be still be falling during Thursday morning’s commute, so please exercise caution when driving.

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The storm itself isn’t that impressive. The National Weather Service rescinded its Winter Storm Watch it had posted earlier on Wednesday for southern Fairfield, southern New Haven, southern Middlesex, and southern New London counties.

Now there is a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for those areas listed above for a potential of 2 to 5 inches of snow, which is supposed to begin after midnight, and end by early Thursday afternoon.

For the rest of the state — nothing, no advisories or Hazardous Weather Outlooks. That doesn’t mean you won’t see any snow, but it’s nothing that precipitated an advisory.

The rest of Connecticut including northern Fairfield, northern New Haven, northern Middlesex, northern New London, Hartford, and Tolland counties could all receive 1 to 3 inches of snow.

Overall, nothing impressive, especially after the winter we’ve had. And let’s hope this is the last storm of the winter!

North Branford’s Hour-by-Hour snow forecast:

• Tonight: Rain and sleet likely before 11pm, then snow. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. Temperature falling to around 23 by 10am. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

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