CONNECTICUT WEATHER’S LATEST FORECAST DISCUSSION
September 20, 2024 8:00 AM
It ended up sunnier and warmer than forecast yesterday across much of the region, and it looks like Friday will end up being very similar for many. Decided to bump temperatures a few degrees warmer than guidance for Friday and introduce more sun to the forecast in the Hudson Valley and Western CT. The noted exception to the drier trends will be far Eastern zones such as Rhode Island where mostly cloudy conditions are still likely with scattered showers also possible.
The same system we have been discussing for days is still meandering about a few hundred miles off the coast. This system may even retrograde a bit today, bringing additional clouds and showers to Eastern areas Friday night into Saturday. Again, expecting these showers to stay east of the CT River and mainly over Rhode Island. The system will slowly pull away from the entire area on Saturday with a decreasing breeze and improving weather across Eastern Coastal areas by Saturday night and Sunday. Long range, expect high temperatures to continue near or slightly below the seasonal average of 70-73 degrees with the next chance of rain coming via frontal system for the middle of next week.