WHAT SPRING?

Up to 6 inches Higher elevations in the state saw more snowfall, with more than 6 inches recorded in Union as of Friday afternoon.

A drought-buster The wintry precipitation was sorely needed, since the state is only at 50% to 75% of its normal levels so far this year.

Changes on the way Unseasonably cool temperatures won’t last for long, as forecasts call for low 60s on Sunday and 70 degrees on Tuesday.

A last gasp of winter brought many residents across the northern half of Connecticut a coating of wet snow early Friday during what will be only a brief digression from seasonably warm temperatures earlier this week and the start of next.

Most of the state saw at least some snowflakes and many inland areas received a coating to an inch of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

But higher elevations in the state, especially in the northwest and northeast corners, received much more, with over 6 inches recorded in Union and just shy of 5 inches in Norfolk as of noon, the weather service said.

A mix of snow and rain continued throughout the first half of the morning

across the state and additional precipitation in the afternoon turned back to rain, forecasters said. The state Department of Transportation broke out its snow plow trucks once again to help plow roads where snow did stick to the roads, such as I-395 in Killingly.

About 4.3 inches of snow had fallen in Somers and 2.1 inches in nearby Stafford Springs by 3:15 p.m., Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. About 1.5 inches of snow was recorded in Scotland, in the middle of the eastern portion of the state where snow fell through sunrise, and just an inch was recorded across the state to the west in Burlington.

Tolland saw the most snow in Hartford County, reporting around 5.5 inches by 1:30 p.m., followed by South Windsor with approximately 2 inches, the weather service added.

The precipitation was sorely needed, however, with precipitation since through the first three months of the year at 50% to 75% of normal levels, according to the weather service.

The high temperature will top out in the low to mid-40s across Connecticut on Friday as the rain likely continues through most of the evening, forecasters said.

Things will dry off for the weekend as temperatures begin to spring back to the mid-50s on Saturday and low 60s on Sunday before shooting back up to over 70 degrees by Tuesday.

MARKMIRKOPHOTOS/HARTFORD COURANT A school bus makes its way down a snowy Mansfield road Friday morning, nearly a month into spring. The National Weather Service reported up to 6 inches of wet snow across the northeast Connecticut Hills.

Landscapers Kevin Harrison, left, and Dave Bailey clear brush with string trimmers to encourage the growth of flowers planted last year in a campus meadow area at UConn.