Below-normal temperatures are expected this week in Connecticut along with gusty winds and possible some wet snow in the northwestern part of the state.
"A period of wet snow could lead to locally slippery travel conditions" on Monday morning, the National Weather Service said in a hazardous weather outlook for Litchfield County. The chances of snow apply primarily for areas above 500 feet in elevation. The timing includes the morning commute, the bulletin said.
A strong cold front is also expected to affect the area Monday night into Tuesday morning, likely leading to more snow that could cause slippery roads again Tuesday morning, "especially across higher elevations," the weather service said.
Most of Litchfield County along with a bit of northwestern Hartford County and the northeastern tip of Tolland County are expected to get less than an inch of snow between early Monday and Wednesday evening, according to the weather service. Parts of northern Litchfield County could see 1 to 2 inches.
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While the northwest can expect a mix of rain and snow Monday, the rest of the state should expect mainly rain.
That's caused some issues around Connecticut. In East Haddam, a section of Hopyard Road remains closed after a washout where the road crosses the Muddy Brook caused a retaining wall to give way, according to the state Department of Transportation.
High waters on the Connecticut River from rain and spring runoff has also closed the Rocky Hill Ferry, because the swollen river is too high for cars to load on the ferry, the agency said.
Monday morning brought showers along with lows in the upper 30s and 40s.
Temperatures will plummet to the 20s across much of the state on Monday night into Tuesday morning. Wind chills could drop below 20 degrees across parts of northern Connecticut, especially in the hills.
Windy conditions are also expected as a cold front moves across the area Tuesday morning, and low pressure off the coast deepens, causing a difference in atmospheric pressure.
Wind gusts are expected to exceed 30 mph in parts of Connecticut by Tuesday afternoon.
"Both sustained winds, and gusts remain under wind advisory criteria," the weather service's New York office said. "However, with the initial onset of the strongest winds there is the potential for a few locations along the coast to be near wind advisory criteria for a brief period of time."
With trees not yet leafed-out this early in the spring, those gusts are less-likely to cause outages.
Staff meteorologist Dan Amarante contributed to this story.
April 7, 2025
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Peter Yankowski is a breaking news reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He was previously a reporter for the Danbury News-Times and the Ridgefield Press.