Update: Stamford Could Be Facing a Major Snow, Ice Storm This Weekend

Updated: 8:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service has revised its forecast from this morning, and it’s definitely not good news for Stamford residents.

According to the latest National Weather Service update issued Wednesday afternoon, a coastal storm Saturday and Saturday night could result in either a significant snowfall across the region, or significant icing across the region.

And here’s the kicker, there remains a high level of uncertainty with regards to the track of the low and this will greatly impact the type and amount of precipitation.

The National Weather Service says snow could start after 3 a.m. Saturday morning, and then rain, snow, and ice will fall throughout Saturday and into Saturday night. Snow could accumulate up to 3 inches along with an ice accumulation. The likelihood of the precipitation is at 70 percent currently.

Snow is expected to end around midnight.

We will continue to update this story.

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• Thursday: A slight chance of light snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
• Friday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before noon, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
• Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Original story:

With up to six inches of snow on the horizon, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region through Saturday.

It’ll start later Wednesday with light snow expected.

Here is what the weather service said in its announcement:

“A potential Nor’Easter Saturday and Saturday night could result in significant snowfall accumulations across the region in excess of 6 inches. However...there is uncertainty and the precipitation in terms of amount and type will be highly dependent on the strength and exact track of the low.”

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• Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Tonight: A chance of light snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
• Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
• Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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