The National Weather Service forecasts seasonable temperatures this week with a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain Tuesday and Wednesday (see seven-day outlook below). With highs in the 50s and sunshine ahead for most of the week, we can’t help but be in the spring spirit. Speaking of spring spirit, Branford Patch was hopping yesterday the origin of our bountiful and beautiful Bradford pear trees that line the . Have you taken photos of the trees? .
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National Weather Service Outlook
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind between 17 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind between 7 and 14 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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Calendar: April 9-16
Monday
April 9, 2012, 5:00 am
, 747 E Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
April 9, 2012, 9:00 am
, 4 Brushy Plain Rd Ste 514,Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 10:30 am
758 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 12:00 pm
105 Leetes Island Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 12:15 pm
40 Hamre Ln, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 33 Laurel St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:30 pm
, 33 Laurel St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 146 Thimble Island Rd, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
April 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
297 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 10:00 am
, 40 Kirkham St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 pm
185 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » $59.00
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 758 Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 am
32 Church St, Guilford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 8:00 am
342 Harbor St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 10:00 am
758 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 9:00 am
, 80 Cedar St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:00 pm
, 1212 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:00 pm
11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 6:30 pm
421 Shore Dr, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 pm
11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 pm
811 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 pm
122 Broad St, Guilford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 pm
122 Broad St, Guilford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 8:30 pm
, 560 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 8:30 am
, 1019 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 10:00 am
122 Broad St, Guilford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:00 pm
105 Leetes Island Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 4:00 pm
155 Burr St, New Haven, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 6:00 pm
758 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 6:15 pm
185 Damascus Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 pm
11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 pm
, 1109 Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 8:00 pm
185 Damascus Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:00 pm
, 1212 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 9:30 pm
850 W Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 am
, 616 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » $1.00
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 8:30 am
, 1019 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 10:30 am
, 421 Shore Dr, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:00 pm
105 Leetes Island Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 5:30 pm
14 Business Park Dr, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6:30 pm
758 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 45 Tabor Dr, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm
2351 Boston Post Rd, Guilford, CT | Get Directions » $12.00
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm
, 46 Church St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:00 pm
30 Old Smugglers Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 pm
11 Cherry Hill Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 pm
, 811 E Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 pm
, 1212 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday
Friday, April 13, 2012, 8:45 am
157 Pine Orchard Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 9:00 am
, 143 Cedar St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 8:00 am
, 374 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:00 pm
105 Leetes Island Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 4:00 pm
, 146 Thimble Island
Rd, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 5:00 pm
758 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » $10.00
Friday, April 13, 2012, 5:30 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Friday, April 13, 2012, 6:30 pm
192 Thimble Island Rd, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Saturday
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 8:30 am
, 46 Church St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » $93.00
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 7:00 pm
, Blackstone Avenue, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Saturday, April 14, 2012, All day
, 120 Commercial Pky, Branford, CT | Get Directions » $125.00
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 7:30 am
, 975 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions »FREE
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 3:00 pm
77 Broadway, New Haven, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 4:00 pm
1009 Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 7:00 pm
811 E Main St, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Sunday
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 7:45 am
, 11 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 11:00 am
1000 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY | Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 8:00 am
, 1109 Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 10:00 am
, 1109 Main St, Branford, CT |Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 10:00 am
379 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 10:30 am
, 45 Tabor Dr, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 12:00 pm
, 30 Harrison Ave, Branford, CT | Get Directions » FREE
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