Connecticut
Several Storms, Rain Chances In Our Forecast: Here's What You Need To Know
CONNECTICUT — It looks like the weather in Connecticut this week will feature unsettled weather with some rain showers and storms possible over the next seven days, though we’ll see periods of sun too and another heat wave is possible.
Late Sunday and early Monday, rain and storms are forecast due to a “coastal area of low pressure,” according to WFSB 3 TV meteorologists. “Some areas along SE CT could notice an elevated breeze up to 25mph. Mugginess becomes more noticeable overnight and is just the beginning of an unsettled and humid week ahead.”
“To start the week, we are watching an area of low pressure offshore and how it moves relative to CT. Currently, we’re forecasting partly to mostly cloudy skies on Monday with the possibility of a couple rounds of showers and maybe an embedded storm throughout the day,” WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said.
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“This will all be dependent on the exact track of this area of low pressure, which model trends have brought a bit closer to CT. There could also be some wind associated with this system so something we will be monitoring as well. Regardless, the mugginess returns on Monday. Tuesday, under a partly to mostly cloudy sky, it will be humid, and we’ll run the risk for an isolated shower or storm. More or less, we will rinse and repeat, with daily rain/storm chances while humidity is up through mid-week,” WFSB 3 TV meteorologists said. “At this point, Wednesday looks to be the wettest day of the week with showers in the morning as well as in the evening hours. The chance for rain does dwindle a bit as we approach the end of next week with only the slightest chance for a few showers by then.” (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV).
There also appears to be a chance for more showers and thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday too but temperatures will approach 90 degrees.
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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Tonight: A chance of showers before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday: Scattered showers before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Patchy fog between 9am and 3pm. High near 80. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Thursday she is working to “shut down the bureaucracy of education,” telling an audience in New Haven that she wants to diminish federal involvement in schools and give more discretion to states.
Speaking at an event on the campus of Yale University, McMahon defended moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to radically reshape the Department of Education since his return to office.
McMahon said the federal government will continue providing education funding in the future, but direct more of it through block grant programs that empower states to spend the money where it’s most needed.
The approach will help school leaders identify promising programs that can be replicated across the country, McMahon said.
“I want to leave behind, if you will, a toolkit of best practices that you can deliver to states to say, ‘Look, this is what’s working. You might want to give this a try,’” McMahon said.
Her remarks come amid controversial policy shifts in higher education by the Trump administration, including moves to freeze billions in research funding and grants to universities and pressure schools to address antisemitism, crack down on campus protest and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, among other changes.
McMahon, a Greenwich resident and former CEO of Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment, stood by the administration’s tactics, saying the threat of withholding funds is a tool it can use to ensure universities spend money wisely and for the intended purpose.
“The goal is really to make sure that universities are giving equal opportunity across their campuses,” she said.
McMahon’s visit was part of a speaker series organized by the Buckley Institute, which describes itself as an independent nonprofit working to promote intellectual diversity and freedom of speech at Yale.
McMahon served as administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. She later helped establish Trump’s second administration as co-chair of his transition team, and was confirmed as education secretary last year.
During an appearance that lasted about 45 minutes, McMahon did not address many of the divisive policy changes enacted under her leadership. She said promoting literacy is her top priority, and touted the importance of school choice programs and career and technical education.
McMahon said she visited a community college in Connecticut earlier in the day, and met with the president of Yale during her stop at the school’s campus, which included a visit to Science Hill, the site of a major redevelopment project to support cutting-edge research into physical sciences and engineering.
Responding to a question from the moderator, McMahon also said she discussed so-called grade inflation with Yale’s president.
“One of the things that the university is looking at is to make sure that professors are grading accordingly in their classes, and that there’s not this grade inflation,” she said.
McMahon also briefly addressed recent controversy around a planned visit to an elementary school in Fairfield. Just hours after the event was announced, Fairfield Public Schools told families it was canceled due to community backlash.
McMahon said the event was planned as part of her nationwide “History Rocks!” tour, which celebrates the country’s 250th anniversary. Events typically include trivia games focused on history and civics that don’t have a partisan slant, she said.
“These are really feel-good programs of assembly,” she said, “and when you get that pushback from parents who are saying no this is going to be partisan … it’s really a minority of a few loud voices that are just calling … to maybe just make a statement of their own.”
McMahon has run unsuccessfully as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Connecticut. In 2009, she served for one year on the Connecticut Board of Education, appointed by then-Gov. Jodi Rell, a Republican. She has also served on the board of trustees of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.
Responding to another question, McMahon reflected on how her time as a wrestling industry executive prepared her for her current role. She joked that she can “give you a mean body slam,” then said on a more serious note she benefitted throughout her life by always being open to new opportunities.
She stressed the importance of having university programs that teach older workers new skills.
“How great is it that we have these opportunities to go in a different direction?” McMahon said. “Just be wide open. Don’t think that you’re limited in your opportunity to do things. Be willing to take it on.”
This story was first published April 16, 2026 by Connecticut Public.
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