WEATHER UPDATE: National Weather Service Makes Snow Accumulation Prediction for North Haven

Old Man Winter just won’t quit. It looks like it really will be snowing on the first day of spring and the National Weather Service is predicting 2-3 inches of snow for the area.

The snow is expected to begin falling Friday afternoon, right in time for the evening commute, and to continue into early Saturday. Up to a few inches of heavy wet snow accumulation is also possible.

The exact amount of accumulation is still very much up in the air but the National Weather Service offered its first prediction Wednesday.

WFSB 3 TV Meteorologist Scot Haney writes that snow or a wintry mix will develop by Friday evening. He wrote two models show just very light snow or a wintry mix, but one model shows a “more robust storm.”

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons wrote Wednesday morning that the wet snow will begin in the afternoon and evening hours on Friday and a few inches of accumulation is possible especially the closer to the shore you are.

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

• This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
• Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Friday: Snow, mainly after 2pm. High near 35. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

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