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NWS Statement: Up to Half an Inch of Snow Possible in Wilton

Forecast for Wilton is for snow and a quick drop in temperatures from the 40s and 50s down into the 30s, with gusty northerly wind resulting in wind chill values in the 20s.

The National Weather Service has issued the following weather statement for Wilton: 

...LIGHT SNOW TO IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY INLAND... A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALLING FROM THE 40S AND 50S INTO THE 30S.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 30S THROUGH THE DAY WITH A GUSTY NORTHERLY WIND RESULTING IN WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 20S.

LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS INITIALLY FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. THEN AS THE COLDER AIR FILTERS IN THE RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST.

A CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AT THE COAST IS POSSIBLE JUST BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS. PRECIPITATION MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM 400 AM THROUGH 700 AM...THEN BEGINS TO END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE INLAND WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION ALONG THE COAST. THE PRECIPITATION MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.


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