Dense Fog and High Winds Roll into Ledyard [with VIDEO]

Visibility is around one-quarter of a mile today in Ledyard and rain is expected tonight around 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Also, the agency issued a High Wind Watch for northern New London County and expects wind gusts to reach anywhere form 20 mph to 60mph.

They said, "these strong winds...in combination with heavy rain...could bring down whole trees large tree limbs...power lines and unsecured outside objects."

• Today Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tonight Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before midnight. Low around 49. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Thursday Showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
• Friday A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
• Saturday Night A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Sunday A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
• Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
• Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
• Tuesday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.