Snowflakes, 'Very Strong' Winds Return to Orange's Forecast

Only in New England can we go from the forecast of low 60s and sunshine on Thursday and possibly thunderstorms late Thursday and Friday, and then a couple of upcoming chances to see some snowflakes too.

Mother Nature continues to ensure predictably by always being unpredictable.

The National Weather Service has already issued a “Hazardous Weather Outlook” for Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties for Saturday night into Sunday morning.

“A strong cold front passage Saturday evening will bring unseasonably cold air to the region on very strong northwesterly winds. Wind gusts behind the front of 50 to 60 mph are possible Saturday night into Sunday morning,” the weather service states.

Winds up north in Hartford and Tolland counties may gust up to 30 mph.

National Weather Service’s latest forecast details:

Wednesday: Sun and temps in the low 50s.

Thursday: Sun and temps into the 60s before rain and thunderstorms move in late.

Friday: Rain and possibly thunderstorms with temps around 60 again.

Saturday: Sun and temps near 50 degrees.

But late Saturday and early Sunday there is a chance for snow showers, and an even better shot of snow showers Monday into Tuesday, the weather service predicts, and temps remain cold from Sunday through Wednesday of next week. Temps for those days will struggle to reach the low 40s.

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NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Ryan Hanrahan writes Wednesday morning that, “2 days of strong winds in the forecast. Tomorrow, winds could gust to 45 mph out of the southwest. It will be mild. On Sunday we will see strong winds over 50 mph along with cold temperatures, clouds, and snow showers. Sounds like a lovely April day.

NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney writes, “Yesterday's post garnered a lot of attention because I mentioned a big time shot of cold over the weekend and the mention of snow.

Today, the thought process remains the same. Colder air rushes in on Saturday along with a vigorous area of low pressure moving through northern New England. Accumulating snow for them, snow showers for us SATURDAY NIGHT into SUNDAY MORNING.

THEN.. some model data points to another area of low pressure later Monday bringing another chance (this could be more substantial) Still a LONG way to go but something to watch,” Sweeney writes.

WTNH News 8 Meteorologist Gil Simmons writes, “I hope you're having a great Wednesday! Sunny and beautiful weather coming up for this afternoon with high temperatures in the 50s. Warmer tomorrow with highs in the 60s. Rain expected on Friday and much colder early next week. Even the risk of a little wet snow by Monday night and Tuesday of next week. “

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