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Here's why we are seeing a lot of cloudy and cold weather

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What’s the deal with the cloudy, cold weather? We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when we will get a drier, warmer stretch of weather. The answer is a little complicated.

What's the deal with the cloudy, cold weather?!

We've been getting a lot of questions about when we will get a drier, warmer stretch of weather. The answer is a little complicated.

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The reason it has been so cloudy lately is due to a slow-moving jet stream.

The weather pattern this past weekend featured what's known as a "blocking high," where an area of high pressure is located over Bermuda, preventing weather from moving quickly through our area.

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It resulted in an extended period of clouds and showers this past weekend.

Looking ahead to this upcoming weekend, we could be under the influence of what's referred to as a "cut off low," where an area of low pressure cuts off from the jet stream flow, stalling its forward movement.

It's another slow-moving weather pattern, which will extend more clouds and rain over Connecticut this weekend.

Our driest times will be now until Thursday night, then a couple of windows for warmer/drier weather could open up for us beginning Monday of next week.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.

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