Connecticut Weather 3/7 Morning - Drizzle & Dreamy

Good morning. Connecticut. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside and you’ll feel that damp, clinging chill. We're sitting at 39 degrees under gray skies with fog lingering like a guest who won't leave. But don't let the gloom fool you. This is classic early March in Connecticut: one foot in winter, the other reaching for spring. Today is just the calm before the warmth. In Here’s reality, today we stay near normal, topping out around 47 degrees. But by tomorrow? We’re talking a jump to near 60 degrees. That's a 25 degrees-degree swing in 24 hours. It’s like the atmosphere is flipping a switch from "cozy sweater" to "roll down the windows." Let’s look at your Saturday timeline. Along the coast, you’re dealing with drizzle and patchy fog through mid-morning. Visibility could drop under a mile, so take it slow on the roads. You’ll nudge up to 44 degrees today, but the real story happens tonight. Rain showers move in after 10 P.M., peaking around 1 A.M. With a better than a chance. Lows hover in the low 40s, but here’s the twist: temperatures actually *rise* overnight, climbing toward 45 by sunrise. In Hartford and the I-84 corridor, that fog burns off by early afternoon. You hit 47 degrees today, right where you should be. But south winds at 7 to 10 miles an hour are already fetching warmer air. Rain is likely after 8 P.M. Tonight. And just like the coast, you’ll wake up warmer than you went to bed—climbing into the upper 40s by dawn. Eastern Connecticut, you’re stuck at 44 degrees today with fog hanging tough. But tonight’s rain and southwesterly nudge temps upward overnight. By Sunday morning, you’re flirting with 50 degrees before the sun even comes up. Sunday brings the payoff. Highs soar to 61 in central Connecticut—about 25 degrees above normal. It’s the kind of day that tricks you into thinking winter’s over. But hold your applause. The week ahead is a rollercoaster. Monday and Tuesday bring record-challenging warmth—hitting near 69 degrees on Tuesday. Then Wednesday crashes the party with rain and a return to the 50s. By Thursday? We’re talking a dramatic cooldown to the upper 20s. That’s a 40-degree drop in 48 hours. Classic New England. Keep that umbrella handy for the weekend rain, but enjoy the tease of spring. See you this afternoon.