Morning Weather Report [03/17/21]
Today
A slight chance of sprinkles and flurries before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind.
Tomorrow
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow Night
Rain. Low around 33. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
241 Years of Downtown Views
A building along the Saugatuck in Downtown remains vibrant and well taken care of after 241 years sitting on the riverbanks.
Westport Public Schools: 40 Positive Cases, Almost 400 Quarantined.
From the Westport Public Schools COVID-19 Dashboard.The Westport Public Schools COVID-19 numbers continue to grow, as nearly 400 students and staff are now forced home to quarantine with 40 people testing positive for coronavirus. Multiple sports teams and extracurricular activities are reported by parents through social media as affected.
The majority of the cases are from the Staples High School community, with 19 positive cases and 106 members in quarantine.
Westport Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Up 16; No Deaths; State Positivity Rate Up to 4.96%
The Westport-Weston Health District reports that Westport has added 16 positive or probable COVID-19 cases, and has added 0 new deaths.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 1,539 cases. Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 28 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 4.96%