Rowan weather: Rain, storms possible over weekend

Published 7:56 am Friday, May 4, 2018

Today will be the warmest day of the week, 84, with sunny skies and southwest wind at 8-11 mph.

Tonight will be partly cloudy and 63, with south southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday brings a slight chance of rain before noon, then showers between noon and 1, with thunderstorms possible after that. The chance of rain is 40 percent. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, except higher in thunderstorms. The high will be 80, under mostly cloudy skies. South wind will be at 3-6 mph.

Saturday night also has a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 62 and mostly cloudy skies. Again, little accumulation is expected, except in thunderstorms.

Sunday also has a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms possible after 9 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 78. Calm wind will shift to the west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday night will have a 20 percent chance of rain before 9 p.m., then be partly cloudy, with a low of 57.

Monday will have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. It will be mostly sunny and 77. Monday night’s low will be 54, with mostly cloudy skies.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and 74, with a low of 54.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny and 77, with a low of 56.

Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 80.