Snow, Rain And Sleet Heads For Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A mix of wintry precipitation moving through Fairfield County on Tuesday afternoon and evening could make for a slippery commute home, according to the National Weather Service.

Fairfield County will see a wintry mix this afternoon and overnight.
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Joe Jenkins

12/02/2014 9:30 a.m.

The precipitation will begin to develop in the area after 1 p.m. with rain and snow until 3 p.m. before it changes over to snow and sleet. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. But the total snow and sleet accumulation is expected to be less than a half-inch.

The snow and sleet is expected to change over to all rain after midnight with temperatures reaching about 38 degrees by 1 a.m. The chance of overnight rain is near 100 percent.

Wednesday will begin mostly cloudy but will gradually clear with a high temperature of about 48 degrees.

Thursday will be mostly sunny before rain moves through the region again on Friday afternoon.

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