Rowan weather: Quiet start to the week

Published 7:53 am Monday, December 18, 2017

Christmas is one week from today, so get your stockings hung by the chimney with care.

We’ll have a mostly sunny day with a high near 59. Winds will become southwest at 5 mph this afternoon.

Tonight will be a little foggy and partly cloudy, with a low of 38.

Tuesday starts with areas of fog, then it will become mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 65. Winds will be from the west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Showers are likely Tuesday night, or early into Wednesday, with a 60 percent chance of rain. Less than a tenth of an inch is expected.

Wednesday will have a 60 percent chance of showers, with periods of heavy rain. The high will be 55, with winds from the northeast at 5-9 mph in the morning. The chance of rain is 90 percent.

Showers are likely Wednesday night, mainly before 7 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 35. The chance of rain is 60 percent.

Thursday will be mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 50. The low will be 34.

Friday will be partly sunny and 55. A 50 percent chance of showers moves in Friday night, with a low of 43.

Saturday has a 60 percent chance of rain, with a high of 62. The chance goes down to 50 percent on Saturday night, with a low of 54.

And Christmas Eve will have a 40 percent chance of showers, with  high of 58.