Connecticut people, make una ready for wet weather dis Mother's Day weekend. According to WFSB weather team, Saturday go be breezy and cool with temperatures 10-15 degrees below normal. Rain go fall from morning till sunset, with heavier showers late afternoon and evening. Some thunder fit rumble but no severe weather expected.
Because of di rain impact on outdoor plans, dem don declare First Alert Weather Day for Saturday. But Mother’s Day Sunday go show improvement – most of di day go be dry with temperatures reaching upper 60s and lower 70s, wey be warmest day of next seven. However, chance for rain increase again at night.
Next week, showers from Sunday night go linger through Monday morning, with unseasonably cool temperatures only reaching 50s. Tuesday go be partly to mostly sunny. Wednesday go start dry but showers expected late, wey go last into and possibly through Thursday. Temperatures go stay below average, only trending milder on Friday but still falling short of normal highs.
Di weather report also recap some notable events from past months. For April 21, Hartford Area tie record low of 27 from 1961. For April 16, Hartford Area reach 90 degrees, third earliest since 1905. March 9 tie record high of 64 for Bridgeport, while March 10 shatter record for Hartford Area with 79 degrees.
Meteorological winter bring Blizzard Calvin, wey meet blizzard criteria at Bridgeport, New Haven, and Groton/New London with visibility quarter mile or less and wind gusts 35 mph or higher. Snowfall reach 2 feet for Mystic and Stonington, with wind gusts 55 mph along shoreline. Last blizzard before dis one na Blizzard Charlotte for February 2013.
Winter Storm Benjamin for February 18-19, 2017 produce widespread 12-20 inches of snow, biggest snowstorm for Connecticut in almost decade. For January 25, snow ramp up across Connecticut around sunrise with rates 1-2 inches per hour.
On January 7, seismometer at East Haddam Historical Society Museum measure small earthquake at 5:36 pm, wey lead to di commonly known Moodus Noises.
For 2025, August, November, and December be cooler than normal, but rest of year warm. Snow for calendar year below average. No confirmed tornadoes for Connecticut, first time since 2017.
Winter Storm Abraham bring first significant snowfall of season on December 26-27, with bands of heavy snow producing rates 1-3 inches per hour. Many areas get over 6 inches.
On December 19, potent storm system bring wind gusts up to 60 mph, with notable gusts: 67 mph for Groton, 64 mph for Willimantic, 63 mph for Middletown, 60 mph for Berlin. Record warmth for Bradley with 58 degrees, and Bridgeport tie record of 57 set for 1967.
On December 5, Arctic front bring record cold: Bridgeport set new daily record low of 15 degrees, breaking previous record from 1989. Hartford Area fall to 5 degrees, record na 3 set for 1976.
On December 2, coastal storm bring mix of snow, freezing rain, sleet, and rain. Snowfall totals reach 6-10 inches for Litchfield and northern Hartford counties, with 9 inches for Simsbury. Roads slick with multiple spin-outs and crashes.
On October 30-31, low pressure bring rain with totals 2-4 inches for southern and central CT, 1-2 inches for north. Wind gusts reach 52 mph for Bridgeport.
On October 10, temperature drop to 29 degrees at Bradley, tying record from 1989. Bridgeport get down to 40.
August 2025 be first month since November 2023 to finish below normal, ending stretch of 21 consecutive months warmer than normal for Hartford Area. Bridgeport experience driest summer on record since 1948.
On August 20, chilly, raw day with rain heavily statewide, totals over 3 inches for parts of Litchfield and Fairfield counties. Bridgeport tie record of 70 set for 1990.
On July 31, low pressure bring rain heavy at times, totals 2-3 inches along and northwest of I-84. July 2025 become 8th wettest July on record since 1905. Temperatures soar into 90s ahead of cold front, with heat index low 100s. Hartford Area high 95, Bridgeport high 94 break old record of 93 from 2001. Severe thunderstorms cause multiple trees down across state.
Heat wave of 2025: three consecutive days 90 or higher at Bradley Airport from July 15-17, achieving second heat wave of year.
Connecticut 18-weekend streak of precipitation at Bradley International Airport end on weekend of July 5/6. Streak begin February 22/23.
On July 3, severe thunderstorms bring wind gusts 49 mph at Bradley, downed trees, power outages over 27,500 people. Tree fall onto car for Trumbull injure one person. Hail cover roadways for Danielson and Sterling.
First heat wave of year last four days from June 22-25. Bradley Airport high 98 on June 23 set record, 99 on June 24 set record, 97 on June 25 set record and tie warmest June temperature since 1948. Bridgeport hit 93, 94, 95, and 97 respectively, all set daily record highs. Also break records for warmest low temperature.
On June 5, high of 93 at Bradley Airport, and for Bridgeport high of 87 break prior June 5th record by 1 degree set for 2021.
For May 22, unseasonably cool with highs in upper 40s and lower 50s, tie over 100 year old record of 49 from 1909 for lowest high temperature for Hartford Area. Bridgeport high 52 break record lowest high of 54 from 2005.
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