Good evening. Connecticut. I'm Aaron Jolly.

That dusting yesterday? Just four-tenths of an inch. But enjoy the quiet. Because a mess is brewing.

In the next 24 hours. Tonight, fog rolls in as temperatures drop into the upper 20s. Watch for black ice Thursday morning, especially inland.

Thursday's story is rain. It arrives by mid-morning statewide. Coastal Connecticut hits 41 degrees with steady rain through the day. Central Connecticut stays colder at 38 — and here's the catch: between 26 degrees and 10 A.M., freezing rain could mix in before temperatures climb. Eastern Connecticut sees rain likely by late morning, also reaching 41.

Thursday night into Friday morning. That's when it gets tricky. Rain changes to a mix of freezing rain, sleet, even some snow inland. A Winter Weather Advisory kicks in at 5 P.M. Thursday for Litchfield County through noon Friday. Up to a quarter-inch of ice could coat trees and power lines in the hills. Roads turn slick everywhere as temperatures hover near freezing.

Friday, the precipitation tapers off by midday. But clouds hang tough. Highs only in the upper 30s to low 40s — about 26 degrees below normal for early March.

In Here's your heads-up for week ahead, after this wintry mess, a major pattern shift. Saturday brings clouds and highs near 50. Sunday? Partly sunny and 55. Monday and Tuesday, sunny skies with highs pushing 60 degrees inland. Spring is knocking.

Tonight's full moon rises at sunset. And we're gaining nearly three minutes of daylight each day now — the spring equinox is just two weeks away.

For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves.

That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.