Special Weather Statement | Connecticut Weather 6 AM

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Connecticut Weather Podcast. It's Thursday, February 26th. Folks, grab that coffee and listen up. That half inch of snow overnight? It's already causing trouble. Temperatures dropped below freezing and turned that snowmelt into a skating rink. Sidewalks, side roads, untreated surfaces.. Watch your step through about 9 A.M. Once the sun gets to work, though, today shapes up nicely. The coast climbs to 39 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Central Connecticut lands around 38. Head east and you'll see the warmest reading.. 40 degrees, right on target for late February. Nothing flashy, but honestly? After this winter, I'll take it. Now the plot twist. Tonight, clear skies and dead calm air let the heat drain out fast. We're talking a 20 to 25 degrees nosedive. Coastal towns settle near 19 degrees. Central Connecticut craters to 12. That's the kind of cold where your car door handle bites back. Eastern spots land around 18. Layer up before bed if your house runs drafty. Looking ahead, Friday stays quiet and sunny, upper 30s. Saturday is your gem. Sunny skies, 46 to 48 degrees statewide. Open a window. Sit on the porch. Remember what warmth feels like. Then Sunday.. Winter throws a counterpunch. A cold front rolls through with snow showers in the morning. And Arctic air floods in behind it. Highs barely crack the mid 30s. Monday gets genuinely cold. Upper 20s for highs, teens overnight. Tuesday into Wednesday stays unsettled with chances for snow or a wintry mix before temperatures crawl back toward 40. One more bright spot. Sunrise hits 6:32 A.M., sunset at 5:38 P.M. We're gaining almost three minutes of daylight every day now. The spring equinox is just three weeks out. Keep those phones charged and check your tire pressure in this cold. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.