Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Windsor Locks, East Windsor

A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Connecticut that calls for snow and icy conditions Saturday.

The advisory in Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties predicts a mix of light snow and freezing rain from 4 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday. Accumulations of up to one inch of snow along with a tenth of an inch of ice are predicted.

Snow is predicted to start between 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday and will transition to sleet and then freezing rain around midnight.

Untreated roads will be dangerous to travel on due to slippery conditions.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, the mix is slated to switch to rain as temperatures warm up. Sunday’s forecast is calling for warmth (relatively speaking) and wind.

Sunday’s temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s range for much of the state, the National Weather Service reports.

Temperatures will plummet as the day goes on, with the NWS forecasting a low of 30 degrees Sunday night. Monday is slated to be sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-30s.

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