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Hunker Down, Darien -- Wind, Rain, Fog, Flooding in Forecast

Saturday's weather forecaster works hard for a living; consider us all cursed with some interesting weather for the day.

The Darien weather forecast for Saturday is a lulu: The National Weather Service says it may be very windy, rather rainy and there may be floods on top of that (or, rather, seeping in from below).

The weather service issued a "Special Weather Statement" (about fog early in the day), a "Hazardous Weather Outlook," a "Flood Watch" and a "Wind Advisory."

In other words, there's a possibility of:

  • Patches of fog early this morning (drive carefully)
  • Heavy rain late this morning through this evening
  • Flooding -- a Flood Watch remains in effect from 11 a.m. through late Saturday night
  • Strong winds may blow from noon through 10 p.m. in coastal areas

Here's the Darien-specific forecast from the weather service:

  • Saturday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog. High near 53. East wind 8 to 17 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
  • Saturday night: Rain, mainly before midnight. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before midnight. Low around 40. South wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Monday night: A chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
  • Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.



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