Rowan weather: Typical summer time pattern

Published 7:52 am Monday, August 6, 2018

Although we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day this week, we shouldn’t see the kind of torrential downpours of last week. Most days will have just a 30 percent chance of precipitation.

Today will be mostly sunny and hot, around 90, with some patchy fog before 9 a.m. We’ll have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Less then a tenth of an inch is expected.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy and 72, with light southwest wind. We’ll still have a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, mainly before 2 a.m., followed by patchy fog around 3. Again, expect less than a tenth of an inch of rain.

Tuesday will start with patchy fog, then be mostly sunny and 91, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Calm wind will become west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Little rain accumulation is expected.

Tuesday night, it’s back to the 30 percent chance of storms and showers, mainly before 11 p.m. It will be partly cloudy and 72, with calm wind.

Wednesday will be partly sunny and 92, with the usual 30 percent chance of showers and storms, mainly after 1 p.m. Winds will be west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. And it’s a 30 percent chance of showers and storms Wednesday night, with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 71.

Thursday will be partly sunny and 89, with a 30 percent chance of showers between noon and 3 p.m., then a chance of thunderstorms. Expect the same chance of rain Thursday night, with thunderstorms tapering off around 9, then showers following. It will be mostly cloudy and 70.

Friday will be partly sunny and 89, with a 30 percent chance of showers between noon and 1 p.m., then a chance of thunderstorms after that. The low will be 69 with mostly cloudy skies. The chance of showers and storms is 30 percent before 10 p.m., then showers between 10 p.m. and midnight.

Saturday will be partly sunny and 88, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. The same chance of rain is possible Saturday night, with a low of 69 and mostly cloudy skies.

Sunday brings a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with partly sunny skies and a high of 87.