Rain, with possible downpours, expected later today

Rain will be moving into Connecticut later today with locally heavy downpours, the National Weather Service says.

“A cold front approaching from the west will bring a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms for this afternoon and evening,” the NWS says. “Locally heavy downpours will be possible, especially within any thunderstorms. The showers will end tonight with fair weather and seasonable temperatures returning for Thursday. A second cold front could bring a shower or thunderstorm to some areas on Friday.”

Some tropical moisure from Tropical Storm Erin could increase rainfall totals in southeast Connecticut.

Just over the Rhode Island border when a flash flood watch has been issued, up to 2 inches of rain is possible.

Rainfall projections for Connecticut are between a half to one inch.

Unlike July, rainfall this August has been below normal.

The Northeast Regional Climate Center says Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford has had 1.56 inches of rain - 2.08 inches below normal. Other rainfall totals this month include Danbury, 1.13 inches, 2.92 inches below average; White Plains airport, nera Greenwich, 2.53 inches, 1.24 inches below average and Tweed New Haven Airport, 2.42 inches, 1.19 inches below normal.

Helped by thunderstorms that drop heavy rain, Litchfield County’s rainfall totals are near average.

At this point, the Labor Day weekend is looking good with sunny days on Saturday and Sunday with temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. Labor Day will be mostly cloudy.

The forecast

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall....

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