70s stick around with shower chances for the weekend due to Helene

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NOW & NEXT: Unfortunately, it looks like the clouds and even some rain will end up sticking around into the weekend. The cold front will stall nearby just to our south tomorrow and this will keep southwestern Connecticut cloudy. There could be a few showers or sprinkles too. As the moisture from Hurricane Helene swings towards the Mid-Atlantic today and tomorrow, some of this moisture will interact with this frontal boundary and help produce some showers. It's a close call as to who sees the rain, but it does look like it's a cloudier forecast now for the beginning of the weekend. Somewhat drier air takes hold Sunday and into early next week before another system brings some rain Tuesday-Wednesday. TROPICS: Helene is now a tropical storm and has weakened. It made landfall last night along the Big Bend of FL. Dangerous and life-threatening storm surge were a major issue along the panhandle. The storm will slowly wind down over land the next few days and will not directly impact us, but some of the outer bands of tropical moisture will slide north through the Mid Atlantic. The trend has been going farther north now with the rain. The clouds and rain will intertwine with the front to our south and some of this will slide north on Saturday. Our local forecast has changed a bit for the weekend with clouds and sprinkles/showers now. CLIMATE : Bridgeport normal temps: 72/56 FORECAST: FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Risk of sprinkles. High of 72. SATURDAY: Partly sunny, breezy, a few light showers. . High of 72. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. High of 70. MONDAY: Mostly sunny. High of 72. TUESDAY: Partly sunny, risk of showers. High of 68. "