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Weather Summary for the Local Tri-State Region
National Weather Service New York NY
339 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2020

With a stalled cold front offshore and broad low pressure tracking 
to our southeast, the forecast area will see a chance for unsettled 
weather through Friday. These features coupled with high pressure
to our northwest will allow for the region to see a northeasterly
flow overnight. This will result in low temperatures dipping back
into the 40s.

Seasonable high temperatures return on Friday with the greatest 
chance for rain in the morning hours. Totals will not exceed a 
quarter inch. Sky cover will decrease as well from west to east 
throughout the day, with the whole area seeing mostly clear skies 
overnight. Lows Friday night will dip down even further with 
temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s.

Clear skies will are expected on Saturday as high pressure builds
in from our southwest. With a northwesterly flow high 
temperatures will be slightly below average, in the low 50s. Low 
temperatures Saturday night will be very similar to Friday night.

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Regional Hourly Observations For LITCHFIELD County

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Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Connecticut
Based on observations at 200am EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Connecticut...temperatures are near 35 degrees west, near 40 degrees central, and near 35 degrees east. Current sky conditions are clear west, clear central, and clear east. In the west, relative humidity is near 82%, and the dew point is near 30 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 76%, and the dew point is near 33 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 92%, and the dew point is near 33 degrees. Winds are calm west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are variable at 3 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 41 degrees at Bradley Intl. The lowest temperature is 35 degrees at Oxford, Groton, and Danbury.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For LITCHFIELD County,CT

310 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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7-Day Forecast For LITCHFIELD County, CT
Issued at 1250 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

REST OF TONIGHT
Clear, cold with lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows around 50.

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Connecticut
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 Precipitation:      Below        Below                                            

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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today
APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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