[UPDATE] Nor'easter Cancels Activities in East Hampton and Portland

UPDATE: Fit-Trix Fitness Center is cancelling BodyStep and Zumba tonight due to the weather, but Zumba will go on at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) night.

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UPDATE: Portland and East Hampton schools have cancelled after school activities for Wednesday.

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Connecticut and the Northeast are in store for more rough weather this week as a nor'easter heads our way today, Nov. 7, and carries into Thursday morning.

Forecasters are predicting strong winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Additionally, the storm will bring chilly temperatures and rain -- possibly even snow in some areas.

The nor'easter is expected to hit the Northeast from Cape Cod down to New York City, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy last week. This incoming storm's winds are expecting to be even more damaging as many trees, limbs and structures have already been weakened by last week's superstorm.

United Illuminating and Connecticut Light & Power are preparing for potentially severe weather—even though the utility companies are still dealing with the last bout of outages from Hurricane Sandy.

At this time, the National Weather Service has "moderate confidence" that there will be accumulating wet snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The areas with the highest probability for snowfall will be interior New England, including western Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and possibly northeastern Rhode Island.

Forecasters at The Weather Channel are also predicting coastal flooding with the nor'easter in some areas. Unlike during Hurricane Sandy, the flooding will not coincide with astronomical high tides. 

NWS is also warning that this storm will be dangerous for mariners with gusts between 50 and 55 knots. A gale watch is in effect for all of Narragansett Bay.

Local East Hampton-Portland Forcast from NOAA for the remainder of the week:

• Today: Rain and sleet before 5pm, then rain and snow. High near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.   
• Tonight: Rain and snow before 8pm, then rain and sleet between 8pm and 3am, then rain and snow after 3am. Low around 34. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.             
• Thursday: Rain and snow likely before 11am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.           
• Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.       
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.