Connecticut turns sharply colder Tuesday before a late-week warmup. Here's the forecast

Our old friend the wind chill will be making an appearance this week, but only for a short time.

Technical Discussion: More temperature swings, plus our next chance for rain

For any Alerts in effect for CT, click: here. Tonight, a cold front moves through. It will be dry with just some scattered cloudiness. The cooler air lags, so by daybreak temperatures are actually going to be milder than the past couple of mornings. We’re forecasting lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s inland, and in the mid-40s at the shoreline.

FORECAST: More temperature swings, plus our next chance for rain

Meteorologist Jill Gilardi said more temperature swings are on the way, along with a chance for rain. Here's her Tuesday 7:20 a.m. forecast.

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First Alert Weather: From mild to frosty, to mild again while remaining dry

After an unseasonably mild start to the week, a cold front moves through tonight (doing so dry). It brings temperatures closer to average by tomorrow afternoon, followed by another round of frost Wednesday morning. After that, another warming trend commences with temps heading to 70 (or higher) once again Friday. Furthermore, our dry stretch continues through Halloween weekend; and with mild temps, the weather will be great for trick-or-treating! Our Next Big Thing is focused on the end of a lengthy dry stretch (what will be 2+ weeks) with an increasing chance for rain a week from today.

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First Alert Weather: Turning milder tomorrow

Patchy frost is possible tomorrow morning, but an even milder afternoon is ahead, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 70s. A cold front moves through Tuesday, bringing temperatures down by 10 degrees or more, followed by another round of frost Wednesday morning. After that, we catch a break from the chilly mornings! Temperatures will trend warmer by the end of the week, flirting with 70 once again by Friday. It looks like our dry stretch continues through Halloween weekend, great weather for trick-or-treating!

A frosty start to Sunday in Connecticut. Here's when things warm up.

Saturday night's lows will get down below freezing for some inland parts of the state, so Sunday morning will be chilly, with frost likely.

Swings in temperature as our dry stretch continues

Meteorologist Jill Gilardi said temperatures will climb a few degrees higher than yesterday, topping out in the mid-to-upper 60s. Overall, it’s shaping up to be another top-ten autumn day, perfect for leaf-peeping as fall foliage reaches peak color across much of Connecticut!

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Swings in temperature as our dry stretch continues

Meteorologist Jill Gilardi said although we get off to a chilly start, we’ll warm up quickly with plenty of sunshine in the mix once again.