WEATHER UPDATE: North Branford's Stormy Weekend Forecast

We had been on a roll of having gorgeous weather weekends for the past six weeks or so, but that is about to change somewhat this weekend.

It’s not a complete washout as Saturday is definitely the best weather day of the weekend.

In reality the best weather is forecast for today with sunny skies and temps in the high 70s in southern Connecticut and into the mid 80s in the northern part of the state.

For Saturday, showers and thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon hours along the southern half of the state, while there appears to be no rain threat in the northern half of the state on Saturday.

Plenty of sun is also forecast for Saturday with highs between 77 to 83 in Connecticut with cooler temps along the Shoreline.

On Saturday night, thunderstorms are possible for the entire state and that carries over into Sunday.

Fog may also be an issue late Saturday/early Sunday and then it will be cloudy all day on Sunday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day and evening.

Up to a half inch of rain is possible.

Here is North Branford’s latest hyperlocal National Weather Service forecast:

• This afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south.
• Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph.
• Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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