Wallingford's Easter Weekend Forecast Includes Thunderstorms

With the holiday weekend rapidly approaching, we’ll let you know if the weather is planning to cooperate, especially if you have travel plans or just want to venture outdoors after a long cold and snowy winter.

And yes, there is no snow or frigid temperatures in this forecast, which is a welcome relief.

But the forecast has switched from snow to the possibility of thunderstorms Friday night, and if you’re traveling Friday night you’ll have to contend with areas of fog, according to the National Weather Service.

Also 60 degrees is possible on Friday but it will be rainy and cloudy.

If you have plans to attend an outdoor Easter Egg hunt this weekend, the good news is the rain is expected to end late Friday and the sun appears on Saturday. Sunday should be an almost perfect day with bright sunshine and a high of 50 degrees.

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

• This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 14 to 16 mph.
• Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Friday: Showers, mainly after 10am. High near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Friday Night: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Low around 46. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday: A chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.