CT Weather: Memorial Day Forecast Isn’t Looking So Good Now

CONNECTICUT — Yesterday, it looked like the sun would return for Memorial Day after a rainy Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now that appears to be a long shot and clouds and scattered rain showers may continue through the day on Memorial Day.

The sun is now forecast to return Tuesday and then from Wednesday-Friday rain showers are forecast each day.

Most of the state has already picked up an inch or two of rain as of Saturday morning and another inch or more is expected to fall through Monday. The strongest wind gusts so far have been recorded in Greenwich at 47 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

The rain on Saturday will be light for the remainder of the day, but it will be very cold with temperatures around 50 degrees. A steadier rain is forecast for Sunday with another half to three quarters of an inch forecast.

The rain on Memorial Day will be sporadic and only amount to a quarter of an inch at most but the hope for an abundance of sunshine in the afternoon hours appears to be fading.

Today: Rain, mainly before 3pm. High near 54. Breezy, with a northeast wind 21 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 46. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. High near 58. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 49. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Memorial Day: Rain likely before 9am, then a chance of drizzle or light rain between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Here are the updated forecast details for northern Connecticut:

Today: Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. High near 50. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Rain. Patchy fog after 2pm. High near 53. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Patchy fog before 8pm. Low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Memorial Day: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.