Rowan weather: Is that summer knocking on the door?

Published 7:58 am Monday, March 7, 2016

Did you blink? Well, you missed spring. We’re headed into summer this week.

Today will be mostly sunny and warm, 66, after a cold start at the freezing mark. Wind will pick up from the south southwest this morning at 5-9 mph. Tonight’s low will be 41.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny, too, with a high of 73 and more southwest wind at 5-7 mph. The low will be 46.

We warm up to 76 for Wednesday, with more sun and more south southwest wind. The low will be 54, which was a high temperature last week.

Thursday will be partly sunny with a high of 75 and a low of 57.

We’ll hit 75 again on Friday, but with mostly cloudy skies. A 30 percent chance of rain moves in for the early morning hours of Saturday. The low will be 56.

Mostly cloudy again Saturday, still with a 30 percent chance of showers, but warm, with a high of 71. The chance of showers and thunderstorms goes up to 40 percent on Saturday night, with a low of 55.

Sunday will also have a 40 percent chance of showers and storms, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 70.