3/1 Connecticut Weather 6 PM: Feels Like 8 Degrees

Good evening. Connecticut. I'm Aaron Jolly. Folks, that little snow dusting yesterday? Just a warm up act. An Arctic front barreled through overnight and dragged Canadian air straight down into our backyard. That's why you stepped outside today to bright sunshine. and air that bites. In the next 24 hours. Don't let that blue sky trick you. Highs only hit 36 or 37 degrees statewide. That's a full ten degrees below normal for the first day of March. North winds at 7 to 9 miles an hour strip away whatever warmth the sun offers. Tonight is the real punch. Central Connecticut plunges to 9 degrees. Eastern towns drop to 15. The shoreline holds around 17. Wind chills by early morning feel like 7 degrees. That's the kind of cold where your car door handle stings your fingers. Monday keeps the chill locked in. Sunny skies again, but highs barely crack 29 degrees. Monday night, central areas slide back to 13. The coast hovers near 20. Now here's where the plot twists. A warm front pushes in Tuesday. Snow starts between 7 and 10 A.M., then mixes with rain and flips to all rain by afternoon. Highs climb into the upper 30s and low 40s. That morning commute could get messy, so plan some extra time. After that. The whole pattern flips. Midweek turns mild and wet. Highs reach the 50s by Thursday. Rain chances linger into the weekend. We're going from single digits tonight to fifties in four days. Classic early March whiplash. One bright note to carry with you. We're gaining nearly three minutes of daylight every day now. The spring equinox is just two and a half weeks out. I'll be watching that Tuesday transition closely. Charge your phone and keep the ice scraper handy. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.