Rowan weather: Wind advisory until 7 p.m.; gusts to 50 mph

Published 7:50 am Monday, February 2, 2015

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory for our area. The cold front moving through will bring sustained winds of 15-30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph. Winds will increase throughout the day, gradually calming as evening approaches.

The wind will make driving difficult for high-profile vehicles and could cause some power outages as trees and limbs may be brought down by the wind.

As Piglet once told Pooh, “It’s a very blustery day.”

It’s raining off and on, and the temperature is expected to drop throughout the day. At 7:30, it’s 55 degrees, but by 5 p.m., we’ll be around 40 degrees.

It will be cloudy for a while this morning, but it will gradually clear, allowing the cold air to take hold. The southwest wind will blow at 13-23 mph, then shift to the northwest with gusts as high as 40 mph. The chance of rain today is 70 percent. Tonight, the temperature will go all the way down to 22 degrees, with the wind letting up a bit, to around 10 mph.

Tuesday will be sunny and chilly, with a high of 44 and little wind. The low Tuesday will be around 28.

More sun for Wednesday means a warmer day with a high of 54 and a low around 33.

Thursday, clouds come in, and the high will be near 47, with a frigid low of 21.

Sun returns Friday, but it will be cold, with a high of 41. The low Friday will be around 25.

Saturday looks mostly sunny and 50, with a low of 31, and Sunday will be partly sunny with a high near 53.