3/1 Connecticut Weather Noon: 20° Below Normal

Good afternoon. Connecticut. I'm Aaron Jolly. Folks, happy meteorological spring. and Connecticut is celebrating by throwing one last arctic tantrum. That dusting on your windshield? Just the appetizer. An arctic front is knifing through the state right now, dragging light snow behind it and genuine cold behind that. In the next 24 hours. Snow spreads across Connecticut between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. The coast and eastern towns see the best shot. Up to an inch possible out that way. Central Connecticut? More of a brief flurry window around midday. Then the snow exits. and the temperature falls off a cliff. Tonight is the real headline. Central Connecticut crashes to 6 degrees. That's the kind of cold where your car door handle bites back. Eastern towns drop to 12. The coast holds at 14, but wind chills tell the ugly truth. MinU S Two inland. Your exposed skin has about 30 minutes before frostbite starts knocking. Monday brings blue skies and zero mercy. Highs stall around 30 degrees statewide. That's nearly 20 degrees below normal for the first day of March. Sunshine with no warmth. Like a space heater that's unplugged. Now the week ahead gets interesting. Tuesday morning brings another round of snow. Then it transitions to freezing rain, then plain rain as highs climb back to 40. Wednesday through Friday stay unsettled with rain chances lingering. but the payoff is real. Temperatures rebound into the 50s by Thursday and Friday. A 45 degrees swing from Monday's wind chills. That's the kind of whiplash only March can deliver. One thing worth remembering. The spring equinox is 19 days out. We're gaining nearly 3 minutes of daylight every day. This cold snap has an expiration date. Keep your phone charged tonight. Cold this deep drains batteries fast. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.