Rowan weather: Hot, humid, chance of rain

Published 7:54 am Monday, July 3, 2017

The sun is shining, the humidity is 100 percent — it’s going to be a very steamy day.

We do have a chance of showers today, tonight, and through Thursday due to the unstable atmosphere. Still, you will probably be able to get your Fourth of July fun in.

It will be partly sunny and 87 today, with isolated showers before 1 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1. The chance of rain is 60 percent. Winds will be from the south southeast. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.

Tonight’s chance of showers and thunderstorms will be 40 percent, with a low of 70 and mostly cloudy skies. Patchy fog will form around 2 a.m. Another tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.

For the Fourth, we’ll have a chance of showers and storms before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and storms after 9. Patchy fog will stick around until 9 a.m or so. It will be partly sunny and 87 with light and variable wind. The chance of rain is 50 percent, with a tenth to a quarter inch of rain possible.

The chance of rain Tuesday night will be 40 percent. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 70 and calm wind.

Wednesday, too, has a 40 percent chance of showers and storms throughout the day. It will be partly sunny and 87 again, with calm winds becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

The same chance of showers and storms sticks around Wednesday night, with a low of 71.

Thursday has a 40 percent chance of showers and storms, too, and will be partly sunny and 87 yet again. The chance of rain drops to 30 percent Thursday night, with a warm, sticky low of 72.

Friday will be mostly sunny and 88. The low will be 70.

Saturday will have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, but will be mostly sunny with a high of 88 The low will be 68.

And Sunday should be partly sunny and 85.