WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CT…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CT…MODERATE WINTER STORM UNDERWAY ACROSS THE STATE…MORE SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AND LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED…
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CT…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CT…MODERATE WINTER STORM UNDERWAY ACROSS THE STATE…MORE SLEET/FREEZING RAIN AND LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED…
At 5:00 AM moderate snow was falling across central and northern CT with a mix of sleet and freezing rain falling in southern CT. Temperatures are currently in the mid to upper 20’s across the state. Here’s the latest forecast:
This Morning: Moderate snow is forecast to be falling across northern CT at the start of the rush hour at 6:00 AM with a mix in southern CT. A moderate impact on driving is expected with an inch or two of snow on many roads. The snow is expected to change to a mix of sleet and freezing rain in central CT by 7:00 AM (see yellow dashed line on map). The mix line is forecast to move north and reach northern CT by 8:00 AM and into southern MA by 9:00 AM. Driving conditions are forecast to slowly improve later this morning as temperatures in the Hartford area reach freezing by noon.
This Afternoon: Sleet, freezing rain and rain are forecast to taper off to drizzle by mid-afternoon. The impact on the afternoon rush hour is expected to be minor. Roads by 3:00 PM are expected to be wet with just some slush on shoulders and ramps.
Tonight: Some patches of black ice may form especially on untreated roads as temperatures fall into the teens overnight.
Total snowfall is expected to range from 1” – 2” in southern CT, 2” – 4” in central CT and 4” – 6” in Northern CT. There may be a little more snow in the NW hills.
DESPP/DEMHS will continue to closely monitor this winter storm.