Tuesday Weather Blog
It will be a bit cooler today with temperatures only in the 60s across most of Connecticut. Clouds will increase through the day and we're expecting mainly cloudy skies during the afternoon.
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A storm approaches Wednesday and Thursday with thickening clouds and a rising chance for rain. A period of heavy rain is expected by Thursday with unusually cold weather for late May.
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1 to 2 inches of rain is possible with this storm.
The Weather Prediction Center has already placed CT under a level 1 flood risk for the end of next week. While widespread flooding isn't expected some scattered issues may develop.
By Friday rain chances begin to go down but on and off scattered showers still look possible.
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Most of the holiday weekend is looking dry although there could be a leftover shower on Saturday. After this system passes rain totals could amount to another inch or inch and a half of rain.
The good news is that temperatures will begin to rebound back to near 70° by Sunday and Memorial Day Monday.
