WEATHER UPDATE: National Weather Service Says It'll Be a Snowy Start of Spring in Stamford

It looks like it will be snowing on the first day of spring. The National Weather Service is predicting that 2 to 3 inches of snow will fall in the area on Friday just as spring officially arrives at 6:45 p.m.

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

The exact amount of accumulation is still debatable, however, on Wednesday the National Weather Service offered its first prediction on snowfall accumulation. The good news — the snow shouldn’t stick around too long — temperatures for Saturday are expected to hit the 40s.

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.

In the meantime, on Wednesday night and Thursday, we’ll still have to deal with gusty winds that will produce wind chills in the teens.

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

• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
  
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
  
• Friday: Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 35. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
  
• Friday night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

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