A major winter storm may impact Connecticut this weekend. Here’s the latest forecast on potential snow impacts and timing for the state.

After a major storm blankets Connecticut with more than a foot of snow beginning Sunday, arctic air will create dangerously cold conditions that poses health and safety risks to anyone exposed to the bitter cold.

After Sunday's major winter storm buried Connecticut under an impressive amount of snow, a persistent pattern of bitter cold air will prevent any of that snow from melting over the next several days.

Heavy snow fell throughout the day Sunday, dumping more than a foot in most of Connecticut, with more to come. The snow started around 8 a.m. and gained intensity in the afternoon, falling at a rate of 2-3″ per hour.

Governor Ned Lamont Wednesday announced he’s activating Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol for the weekend and through next week as a “blast of

Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state’s severe cold weather protocol will go into place at 5 p.m.

A winter storm is coming, according to AccuWeather. Connecticut residents can expect frigid temperatures to begin Friday night, dipping to as low as one degree with wind gusts as high as 27 mph, according to AccuWeather, and a RealFeel® of -9 degrees.

USA TODAY’s snowfall map shows accumulation over the past 24, 48, and 72 hours, as well as seasonal totals dating back to Oct. 1. Updated multiple times a day, the map lets you toggle between timeframes to see how snow is adding up in your area.

Snow is falling across the Tri-State area on Sunday, and observations from the NWS are showing totals so far across NYC, Long Island, NJ and Connecticut.

Roughly 185 million people are under winter alerts today as dangerous cold grips much of the central and eastern U.S. Wind chills in some areas are as low as the minus 20s and minus 30s, and temperatures are 10 to 40 degrees below average.