Snow came fast and heavy in eastern Connecticut on Friday morning, with some inland towns seeing more than a foot.

The storm outperformed snowfall forecasts for much of New London County thanks to heavy bands of snow that set up in the middle of the state about 4 a.m. and crashed into eastern Connecticut about 6 a.m., said Gary Lessor, chief meteorologist with the Western Connecticut State University Connecticut Weather Center.

Lessor said snow was lightening up by 9 a.m. and would taper off by noon. He expected the sun would emerge later in the day but breezy conditions were likely to blow snow around. The good news, he said, is that the fluffy snow is not sticking to trees and power lines, so power outages have not been a problem.

Some of the higher snowfall totals were reported in places that included Colchester, Hebron, Danielson and Pomfret, all with a foot or more. Shoreline towns in eastern Connecticut, such as New London, reported half that amount or less.

While snow has ended today, Lessor said arctic air is expected to move into the state on Tuesday, when wind chills will be in the single digits along the shoreline and at or below zero inland. The cold air will again be coupled with breezy conditions.