Bitter Cold, Subzero Wind Chills Return To Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Fairfield County's streak of days with subfreezing temperatures will only get worse in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.

Bitter cold will continue to grip Fairfield County in the coming days.
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Joe Jenkins

02/18/2015 9:30 a.m.

Temperatures will dip into the teens overnight into Thursday morning with snow showers likely, and a possible snow squall. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent with less than one inch of accumulation possible.

The threat of snow will persist until about 1 p.m. Thursday, but the brutal cold will remain with a high of only 22 degrees. Wind gusts of up to 33 mph could drive wind chills back below zero.

Friday could prove to be even colder with sunny skies and a daytime high of only about 14 degrees.

Saturday will be comparatively warm with a high of about 30 degrees before snow moves in overnight.

Rain, snow and freezing rain will fall on Sunday with a high of about 42 degrees.

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