Morning Weather Report
Today
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 57 by 4am. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tomorrow
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 65. South wind 11 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tomorrow Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
No New COVID-19 Cases Reported Today
The Westport-Weston Health District reported no new COVID-19 cases for Westport. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 3.03% while hospitalizations were up 2.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 2,151 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 32 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 3.03% [down from 3.23%]
State Hospitalizations: 234 patients [+2]
Starling Murmuration
We all have noticed gigantic flocks of birds in the fall coving the sky. These are European Starlings, considered to be an invasive species by U.S. Fish & Wildlife. The flocks are known as a murmuration. This one was observed flying over Staples High School on Tuesday and likely numbered between two and three thousand which is not very large in fact. Starling murmurations can number in the tens of thousands!
Photo by J.C. Martin for WestportLocal.com
Staples Boys Soccer Score A Shut-Out in First Round Of State Tournament
The Wreckers, seeded #6 (10-1-4) defeated 27th seed Manchester (3-6-7) on a beautiful sunny day at Wakeman Field on Tuesday. Striker Reese Watkins put the first goal on the scoreboard with a penalty kick early in the match. Ryan Thomas then scored his first of two goals. Jackson Hochhauser next scored the Wrecker's third goal with Thomas capping of the game with his second goal with minutes left making the score 4-0. Assists came from Murilo Moreno and Matthew Jordan,, who added two. Staples faces #22 seed Conard (7-7-2) of West Hartford on Thursday at 2 PM at Wakeman Field.
Photos by J.C. Martin for WestportLocal.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
