Rain and Snowflakes in Shelton's Workweek Forecast

By Brian McCready

This week’s forecast resembles last week’s in some ways. Once again, we’re facing a mid-week storm but the good news is this one doesn’t appear anywhere near as strong as the one that left 90,000 Connecticut residents without power last Thursday.

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And while temps will be warmer on average, we still have a couple of chances to see some snowflakes during the workweek forecast.

Here are the latest details from the National Weather Service:

• Monday: Showers early this afternoon are possible with temps in the mid-50s, but also expect partly sunny skies at times too.
• Monday night: Clear skies with temps right around the freezing mark.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny skies with temps in the low 40s.
• Tuesday night: Rain is forecast after midnight, it may start as some snow too and transition to a brief period of ice, but no wintry precipitation accumulation is expected. Temps will rise throughout the night and it will be plain rain after midnight. A half-inch of rain is possible.
• Wednesday: Rain is expected to fall into the middle of the afternoon, and winds could be gusty, reaching up to 30 mph in places. Another half-inch of rain is possible.
• Temps will drop sharply during the day and then Wednesday evening there is a chance for some snow but as of right now no snow accumulation is expected.
• Thursday: Sunshine with temps in the mid to upper 30s.
• Thursday night: Winter returns as temps may barely reach 20 degrees
• Friday: Chance of snow and temps near the freezing mark in southern Connecticut.
• The weekend: Saturday, chilly with sunshine and temps in the upper 30s and Sunday, temps inch up higher into the low 40s with sunny skies once again.

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