The weather is going to change starting Wednesday as one storm develops offshore and another one develops to our south. This means cloudy conditions and rain are on the way.

The southern storm will ride the Appalachians up the eastern side of the country and bring some soaking rain and gusty winds to our area starting Thursday. There is some uncertainty with the exact track and how much rain will fall locally. A good 2-3 inches of rain could fall in Fairfield and Litchfield counties during the day. This will be a large storm that will taper by Friday for Halloween. Winds will likely gust 30-40 mph at times.

The weather will improve but the gusty winds will stay behind for a few days and linger into the weekend. Halloween could end up being cooler and windy.

Start taking some precautions now and either plan to secure or take down Halloween decorations. Make sure all patio furniture is secure as well as trash/recycling cans outside your home.

TUESDAY: Breezy. High of 58 degrees. 

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. High of 56 degrees.

THURSDAY: Rain and wind. High of 61 degrees.

FRIDAY: Early cloud. Windy. High of 58 degrees.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Breezy. High of 56 degrees.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny. High of 54 degrees.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. High of 54 degrees.

TROPICS: Hurricane Melissa is currently a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 175 mph and gusts up to 215 mph. It is currently the strongest storm on the planet and the strongest storm of 2025 so far. This storm will slowly move over Jamaica today. The storm will move faster tonight and strike southeastern Cuba Tuesday night and then the Bahamas by Wednesday.