Sunshine Early, Showers Later Today — Wetter Saturday Ahead Before a Better Mother’s Day
Good morning! We’re starting the day on a bright note across the region, with morning satellite imagery showing mostly sunny skies. A seasonably cool air mass has settled in overnight, and many local weather stations dropped into the lower and middle 40s by sunrise — definitely a crisp start [...]
Cool Start to May with Spotty Weekend Showers, Warmup Next Week
A quiet but somewhat unsettled start to May is underway across Connecticut. Today will feature mostly sunny skies with a breezy feel and seasonably cool temperatures, topping out in the low to mid 60s. As colder air moves in aloft later this afternoon and evening, a bit of instability [...]
Thunderstorms Possible Wednesday Evening into Wednesday Night
After a generally quiet but hot day, the threat for showers and thunderstorms increases late tonight, as a subtle change in the upper‑air pattern moves across the region. Between roughly 9 PM and 3 AM, a shortwave passing north of the area may provide enough lift to interact with [...]
Warm, Summerlike Pattern Settles In Across Connecticut (At Least For This Week)
After a warm front moved through mostly dry yesterday, very warm temperatures are in store today across much of Connecticut. Highs will climb into the 80s for most of the state, even down to areas close to the immediate shoreline. The one exception will be far southeastern Connecticut, from [...]
Meteor Madness: Daytime Fireball Streaks Across Northeast Skies at 30,000 mph
Did you see the meteor rush across our sky on Tuesday? A bright daytime fireball lit up the skies over the Northeast on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:34 p.m. EDT, with eyewitnesses (several folks on this page) reporting the sighting across Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.According [...]
A Nasty March Storm on the Way: Wind, Flooding, and a Late Overnight Chill
A Wind Advisory and a Flood Watch have both been issued for our entire region as a potent storm system moves in Monday into Monday night. This has all the ingredients of a classic New England March storm—strong winds, heavy rain, and lingering impacts even after the rain ends. [...]