Halloween Weather Blog
We're number 1! This is not a record to be proud of -- the driest two-month period ever recorded in the Hartford area. Only 1.17" since Sept. 1. Unreal.
The story for Halloween was because of record breaking heat! The high temperature made it to 84 at Windsor Locks, breaking the old record of 82 set back in 1946. We also broke the record in Bridgeport.
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Tomorrow, the wind will pick up as a cold front passes and there's a chance for a couple of passing morning showers.
Tomorrow will also end up being another very warm day. In fact, we are forecasting a high of 81 degrees and that's the record for the day set back in 1974.
Friday will be breezy with winds sustained between 10 and 20 mph with gusts up to 30mph not to be ruled out.
Because of the dry conditions and higher wind gusts (and dry air) the fire danger once again is very high. A red flag warning is once again in effect for the day on Friday.
Friday night should be a great night for UConn to play vs. Georgia St. Fair weather and nice temps....but bring a sweatshirt as the temps will fall quickly during the battle!
We'll cool things down to seasonable highs in the upper 50s this weekend with a mix of clouds and sunshine.
