Winter Storm Watch Issued

Over the weekend Darren Sweeney began talking about a possible storm for the busiest travel day of the year. It is looking more likely that we will see ‘something’ on that day. In fact, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch.

Darren says: "At this point there is still some model spread as to how close a fairly strong area of low pressure will pass by. Some model data wants to hug the coast with the storm, which isn’t the best track for all snow."

The Breakdown: It looks like rain or a rain/snow mix will develop on Wednesday morning. Snow will be wet to start (especially a mix with rain and sleet along the shore) so accumulating snow may take some time to get going ( (at least on roadways) because temperatures will be on the milder side at the very start. Once the sun sets and the storm intensifies, temps will drop and the snow will begin to accumulate.   There is a chance we could see 6+ inches of snow especially in northern and n/eastern CT.

If you’re not traveling on Wednesday, it tends to be one of the busiest errand days of the year getting ready for the holiday. No matter what happens on Wednesday night, the storm will leave us with a mix of clouds and sun on Thanksgiving morning but it will be breezy, the wind could be a problem for the Macy's Parade big balloons. 

The GOOD news for all of you, the storm should be pulling away by Thursday morning and snow will taper during the early morning hours.

The bottom line:  If you have any travel planned Wednesday morning through Thursday morning, stay tuned to the #FirstAlertCT forecast team. On Darren's blog, on the web you can find both the text and video First Alert Forecast.

Follow NBC Connecticut Meteorologist Darren Sweeney on Twitter: @DarrenSweeney

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Submitted by Newtown, CT

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