Connecticut
Thunderstorms, Unsettled Weather Forecast For CT: Here's When, What To Expect
CONNECTICUT — We’re looking at an unsettled weather pattern beginning Wednesday night and running through Sunday.
Rain and thunderstorms are possible beginning early Thursday and continuing throughout the day and night, and then more rain enters the picture on Sunday. In between, Friday and Saturday look like nice, sunny and warm days.
WFSB 3 TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Dixon with Scot Haney said that on Wednesday “a storm system from the west will get closer.”
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“Cloud cover increases tonight in advance of a warm front that will bring showers to CT by tomorrow morning’s commute,” Dixon and Haney said. “Thereafter, there will be a lull with a noticeable uptick in humidity as dew point values get closer to 70. Then, during the afternoon and evening hours, as a cold front pushes into Southern New England, isolated thunderstorms will be possible. Between the rounds, we’re expecting 0.25-0.50″ of rain with locally higher amounts if/where thunderstorms develop. We’re not expecting flooding concerns as CT is no longer part of the excessive rain outlook from the Weather Prediction Center. Fortunately, the rain will help water our yards and gardens; it will also help cleanse the air of all the pollen! Behind the system: a downturn in humidity as we close out the week. Friday, we should see plenty of sunshine with highs between 75 and 80. With lingering instability aloft in tandem with daytime heating, an isolated afternoon shower can’t be ruled out.”
Weekend forecast details
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“As of this morning, there only appears to be a slight chance for a shower to pop up Saturday afternoon. Sunday, showers look possible (but it won’t be a washout),” Haney and Dixon said. “…If you have outdoor plans this weekend, don’t cancel them… but you may want to have a “plan b” ready to go.” (Read/watch more at WFSB 3 TV).
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Here are the forecast details for southern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Today: Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 7 mph.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 77. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A chance of showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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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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