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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The Hartford community is grappling with two police shootings that happened within eight days of each other. Both started off as mental health calls about someone in distress.
People came together to remember one of the men killed at a vigil on Wednesday evening.
With hands joined, a prayer for peace and comfort was spoken for the family of Everard Walker. He was having a mental health crisis when a family member called 211 on Feb.19.
Two mental health professionals from the state-operated Capitol Regional Mental Health Center requested Hartford police come with them to Walker’s apartment on Capitol Avenue.
A scuffle ensued, and police said it looked like Walker was going to stab an officer. The brief fight ended with an officer shooting and killing Walker.
The family is planning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
“All I will have now is a tombstone and the voicemails he left on my phone that I listen over and over again at night just so I can fall asleep,” Menan Walker, one of Walker’s daughters, said.
City councilman Josh Michtom (WF) is asking whether police could have acted differently.
“To me, the really concerning thing is why the police were there at all, why they went into that apartment in the way that they did, in the numbers that they did,” he said.
The president of Hartford’s police union, James Rutkauski, asked the community to hold their judgment and wait for a full investigation by the Inspector General’s office to be completed.
A different tone was taken in a statement released about another police shooting on Blue Hills Avenue on Feb. 27.
Rutkauski said the union fully supports the officer who fired at 55-year-old Steven Jones, who was holding a knife during a mental health crisis.
In part, the union’s statement says that Jones “deliberately advanced on the officer in a manner that created an immediate threat of death or serious bodily injury. This was a 100% justified use of deadly force.”
The Inspector General’s office will determine if the officer was justified following an investigation.
The officer who shot Jones was the fourth to arrive on the scene. Three others tried to get him to drop the knife, even using a taser, before the shooting.
“It just feels like beyond the conduct of any one officer, we have this problem, which is that we send cops for every problem,” Michtom said. “I don’t know how you can de-escalate at the point of a gun.”
Jones died from his injuries on Tuesday.
The union’s statement went on to say that officers should not be society’s default for mental health professionals. The statement said in part, “We ask for renewed commitment from our legislators to remove police from being the vanguard of what should be a mental health professional response.”
The officers involved in both shootings are on administrative leave.
Marked by a ceremonial ribbon cutting and attended by Governor Ned Lamont, state legislators, Waterbury officials, and community leaders, UConn Health celebrated the acquisition of Waterbury Hospital which as of today is now the UConn Health Waterbury Hospital.
“This is a defining moment for healthcare in Connecticut,” said Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, CEO of UConn Health Community Network. “We now have the opportunity to take the award -winning academic quality and service of UConn Health and share it with the wonderful employees, doctors and community of Waterbury.”
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont described the initiative as a forward-looking investment in the future of healthcare access across Connecticut.
“Connecticut is leading with innovation,” said Connecticut Governor Lamont. “The UConn Health Community Network reflects a proactive approach to strengthening community-based care by connecting it directly to the capabilities of our state’s public academic medical center. What begins in Waterbury today, represents a new model designed to expand opportunity, access, and excellence for communities statewide.”
In addition to UConn Health Waterbury Hospital, the Network includes UConn Health Community Network Medical Group and UConn Health Waterbury Health at Home. The model preserves each member’s local identity and will grow thoughtfully over time to improve quality, expand access, and reduce the total cost of care.
“This reflects a bold step forward in how we think about healthcare in Connecticut,” said John Driscoll, Chair of the UConn Health Board of Directors. “Today we celebrate the beginning of a new approach to community-based care. We move forward with clarity of purpose and shared commitment to serve our communities better together.”
Comptroller Sean Scanlon highlighted the significance of the model for the long-term evolution of healthcare delivery in Connecticut.
“This partnership represents thoughtful leadership at a pivotal time for healthcare,” said Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon. “By aligning community hospitals with academic medicine, Connecticut is building a modern framework that positions our healthcare system to meet the needs of patients today and into the future.”
“Hosting this celebration on our campus is deeply meaningful for our staff, physicians and the families we serve,” said Deborah Weymouth, President of UConn Health Waterbury Hospital. “Waterbury’s legacy of care continues, and we are tremendously proud to have a strong partner who is deeply committed to our community and help lead this next chapter for healthcare.”
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A multi-vehicle crash temporarily close Interstate 84 on Tuesday night.
The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. and involved four cars, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
Fire crews arrived at the scene and helped one of the drivers who was trapped. The driver was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Four other people reported minor injuries but declined ambulance treatment at the scene, officials said.
I-84 East was temporarily shut down as crews responded but has since reopened.
The Connecticut State Police is investigating the crash.
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