Connecticut Weather March 5 Midday - 32° Below Normal

Good afternoon. Connecticut. I'm Aaron Jolly. That rain drumming on your roof right now? It's not going anywhere fast. We woke up to 34 degrees and a trace of rain, but the real story is what's coming tonight. In the next 24 hours. Right now, rain is spreading across the entire state. Down along the coast from Stamford to New London, you're hitting 40 degrees with fog creeping in thick enough to swallow your headlights. Push inland to Hartford and Waterbury and you're at 38 — that's the kind of damp cold that seeps straight through your jacket. Eastern Connecticut? You get 41, but don't be fooled. It's still raw. Tonight's when things get interesting. At 5 P.M., a Winter Weather Advisory kicks in for Litchfield County. Rain switches to sleet, then freezing rain across the hills. We could see a quarter inch of ice coating trees and power lines. Lows drop to 32 to 34 statewide. And by Friday morning, wind chills will bite down into the mid-20s. Friday stays soggy and gray. Rain and fog linger, highs barely scrape the upper 30s to low 40s — about 32 degrees below normal for early March. But here's your reward for surviving this mess. Saturday climbs into the upper 40s. Sunday pushes mid-50s. And Tuesday? Low to mid-60s across Connecticut. That's nearly 32 degrees above normal. The pattern flips hard. And you'll forget all about this gray stretch. One last thing — tonight's full moon is out there somewhere, hiding behind all these clouds like it owes us money. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.