Connecticut
Another cold weekend as biting winds gradually return
Temperatures are well below average again for Saturday with highs in the upper teens and lower 20s.
Winds will start to increase through tonight, eventually gusting up to 35 miles per hour on Sunday.
Temperatures will feel like -10 to -20 through Sunday morning with a biting wind out of the north.
Sunday is cloudy, but Connecticut will stay dry as a strong snowstorm misses us well to the southeast.
High temperatures will lift into the 30s by Monday, and we’ll stay there through next week.
It’s tournament time for high school basketball in Connecticut.
With the regular season concluding for most high school basketball teams over the weekend, conference tournaments will take place next week with the Naugatuck Valley League (NVL) Tournament having tipped off on Saturday.
Arguably the most talented conference for high school boys basketball in the state of Connecticut is the CCC (Central Connecticut Conference) and this year’s CCC Tournament is wide open with many talented teams. Four of the top 10 teams ranked in GameTimeCT’s latest boys basketball poll come from the CCC in No. 4 Windsor, No. 5 East Catholic, No. 9 Northwest Catholic and No. 10 East Hartford.
The first two rounds of the CCC Tournament will be played at higher seeds, with the opening round on Monday, Feb. 23, followed by the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Two semifinals games taking place at Bristol Central High School on Saturday, Feb. 28. The championship games will be played the following Monday at the University of Hartford.
Note: Dates are likely to change due to the incoming blizzard in Connecticut Sunday-Monday.
First-Round
(Monday, Feb. 23 @ higher seeds)
No. 1 Windsor vs. No. 16 Enfield
No. 2 East Hartford vs. No. 15 Farmington
No. 3 East Catholic vs. No. 14 Conard
No. 4 Northwest Catholic vs. No. 13 New Britain
No. 5 Platt vs. No. 12 Southington
No. 6 Newington vs. No. 11 E.O. Smith
No. 7 Hall vs. No. 10 Glastonbury
No. 8 Bloomfield vs. No. 9 Maloney
Quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Feb. 25 @ higher seeds)
Semifinals
(Saturday, Feb. 28 @ Bristol Central High School)
Championship Monday
(Monday, Mar. 2 @ University of Hartford, 8:00 p.m.)
Since 2010, both Windsor and East Catholic have won five CCC titles with each team three-peating as champions at certain times, displaying their dominance in the conference. East Catholic has finished as runner-ups the last two seasons. East Catholic has appeared in nine title games since 2010 as Windsor has appeared in six.
Here are the results of the CCC Champions since 2010:
2025: Northwest Catholic def. East Catholic 54-51
2024: Windsor def. East Catholic 63-61
2023: East Catholic def. Bloomfield 78-62
2022: Bristol Central def. Northwest Catholic 63-56
2021: D-I Bristol Central def. East Catholic 67-66 | D-II Farmington def. Hall 58-47 | D-III Plainville def. Conard 45-40 | D-IV Tolland def. Hartford Public 59-43
2020: East Catholic def. Northwest Catholic 55-47
2019: Windsor def. East Catholic 87-85
2018: East Catholic def. Windsor 95-81
2017: East Catholic def. Weaver 67-66
2016: East Catholic def. Simsbury 54-49
2015: Weaver def. Windsor 83-66
2014: Weaver def. Maloney 59-57
2013: Windsor def. Glastonbury 74-67
2012: Windsor def. Manchester 105-72
2011: Windsor def. Maloney 85-70
2010: Bloomfield def. Northwest Catholic 84-78
Connecticut
Blizzard expected to hit Connecticut Sunday evening, bringing more than a foot of snow, strong winds
Connecticut is bracing for a significant nor’easter that could deliver more than a foot of snow, heavy winds and blizzard conditions.
Snow is expected to start falling Sunday evening, with the heaviest rates starting early Monday morning and into the afternoon.
Between 10 and 18 inches of snow is in the forecast for much of Connecticut, the National Weather Service said. The eastern part of the state could see more. Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts could get up to 2 feet in places. Snow is expected across much of the Northeast.
A blizzard warning is in effect for southern Connecticut starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. That includes Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties. Northern Connecticut is under a winter storm warning starting at 4 p.m. Sunday. That includes Hartford, Tolland, Windham and Litchfield counties.
Travel is expected to be difficult with blowing snow reducing visibility, the weather service said. Power outages are possible.
Gov. Ned Lamont is enacting Connecticut’s severe cold weather protocol starting at noon Sunday. The protocol leads to coordination among state agencies, cities and shelters to help the most vulnerable stay out of the cold weather.
People in need of shelter or a warming center may call 211 or visit 211ct.org.
“It will be extremely dangerous to be outside during this storm, and we want to get the word out that shelters and warming centers are open statewide for anyone who needs a safe place to stay warm,” Lamont said in a statement.
Power outages possible
Eversource has been monitoring the forecast and has placed equipment and crews in various parts of the state in preparation for the storm. Additional crews are being brought to the state, officials said.
Eversource recommends people prepare, including having a kit with water, non-perishable foods, flashlights, and medications, as well as charging devices and food for pets.
“This has the potential to bring down trees and branches onto electric lines and equipment, causing damage and power outage,” Steve Sullivan, Eversource’s president of electric operations, said in a statement. “Our line and tree crews around the state are ready to respond as quickly and safely as possible to whatever this storm brings, but the hazardous weather will make travel and work conditions challenging for our crews, so response times will likely be impacted.”
Cities prepare
Cities across Connecticut are issuing snow emergencies and parking bans.
Hartford’s parking ban is in effect starting at noon Sunday. Blue Light lots will be open to allow residents to get their vehicles off the street. All Hartford Public Schools parking lots are available for parking, except for Bulkeley High.
“Our Public Works team is standing by to keep our roads clear and safe, but we need your help to make our snow cleaning operation as easy as possible,” Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said in a statement.
In New Haven, a parking ban is in effect starting at noon Sunday. In residential areas, parking is not allowed on odd-numbered side streets, city officials said. In downtown, as well as snow emergency routes, parking is not allowed on both sides of the street. Vehicles can be parked at several locations, including selected parking lots at New Haven Public Schools, Yale University parking lots and downtown parking garages. Learn about New Haven warming centers here.
Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons declared a winter storm emergency starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, which limits on-street parking. Parking will be free at the Bedford, Bell, and Summer Street garages, officials said.
After making the playoffs the last three seasons, the New Britain Golden Hurricanes football team has one of, if not the toughest schedules of any Connecticut high school football team for the 2026 football season.
The Golden Hurricanes will face three defending state champions (Windsor, Greenwich, New Canaan) as well as a state runner-up (Southington) this season. Five of New Britain’s 10 regular season opponents made the playoffs last season, and the combined record of the teams New Britain faces this upcoming season is 72-41. Four teams that New Britain faces this upcoming season finished in the top 7 of GameTimeCT’s final poll for the 2025 season.
New Britain finished its 2025 regular season with an 8-1 record. They had a shortened regular season due to Hartford Public joining the Pequot League as a member of the Weaver-Hartford Public-Classical co-op team and leaving the Central Connecticut Conference. New Britain never was able to find a 10th game.
As a result of their successful regular season, the Golden Hurricanes earned the No. 1 seed in the CIAC Class LL playoffs. Hosting the No. 8 NFA Wildcats, New Britain suffered a bizarre 35-0 first-round blowout loss to NFA.
This fall, Isaiah Boddie will be in his sixth season as the New Britain Golden Hurricanes’ head football coach. He was a star linebacker at New Britain High School and was a captain for his senior season. Boddie went on to play college football in his home city of New Britain for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils.
The Golden Hurricanes have seen steady growth with Boddie as the team’s head coach. He was unable to coach his first season due to COVID, and had a struggling 1-9 season in 2021. His team won five more games the following season, finishing the year with a .500 record at 5-5.
In each of the last three seasons, Boddie has led New Britain to the playoffs. The Golden Hurricanes finished the 2023 regular season 6-4, finished 2024 at 8-2, and led New Britain to an 8-1 regular season record in 2025.
AT Windsor, Sept. 11
VS. Greenwich, Sept. 18
VS. Maloney, Sept. 25
VS. New Canaan, Oct. 2
AT Glastonbury, Oct. 9
BYE Oct. 16
AT Enfield Oct. 23
VS. East Hartford. Oct. 29
AT Southington, Nov. 5
VS. Manchester, Nov. 13
AT West Haven, Nov. 20
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