Chances for Snow in the Updated Weather Forecast for Westport

Enjoy today’s weather as most of Connecticut will see temps near 50 degrees and then starting Thursday “huge changes and it’s back to the freezer tomorrow,” says WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons. Simmons also says there are two upcoming snow chances and the first may impact schools on Friday morning.

Simmons said in a video update on his Facebook page that the “weather drama meter” will spike after today with an arctic blast and two upcoming snow chances.

He said in a video update that some snow is expected late Thursday and early Friday and it may be enough to cause some school delays around the state. There is also a chance for some light snow Saturday night and into Sunday, Simmons said. No snow accumulation estimates have been made as of yet.

“Early rain shower in a few spots otherwise drying out today with temperatures near 50°. Cold weather moves in tonight right through the weekend. There are two snow chances in the forecast. The first snow chance will be on Friday morning.The second snow chance Saturday night and early Sunday,” Simmons wrote on his Facebook page.

See also: Teen, 13, with UConn Hoop Dreams Shot Dead in N.Y.; Garbage Train Derails; First CT Baby Born in 2017: CT News

• 7-Year-Old Boy, Cold and Wet, Wandered the Streets after Mother Abandoned Him: Police
• Police Launch Probe of CT City's Tax Office: Report

Updated forecast for Connecticut via the National Weather Service:

Today: Cloudy early and then clearing with a high temp near 50 degrees. Temps plunge to around 20 degrees tonight and the wind chill factor makes it feel even colder.

Thursday: Cloudy, highs in the mid 30s. Snow likely after 10 p.m. in southern Connecticut along the coast and after 1 a.m. in inland areas of southern Connecticut and northern Connecticut.

Friday: Snow ends by 11 a.m. in southern Connecticut and lasts until 1 p.m. in Hartford and Tolland counties.

Saturday: Very cold, temps in the upper 20s.

Sunday: Even colder with temps in the mid 20s inland and upper 20s on the coast.

We may get above the freezing mark again on Tuesday.

Image via Shutterstock

— By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch National Staff)