Rowan weather: Just the usual

Published 7:52 am Tuesday, August 7, 2018

We’re stuck in that summertime pattern, with a chance of rain every day. Now it looks like the greatest chance will be this weekend.

Today will be mostly sunny and 89, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Winds will be calm, then pick up to 5 mph from the west southwest this afternoon.

Tonight will be partly cloudy and 72, with light southwest wind. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is possible, mainly before 2 a.m.

Wednesday, the chance of showers and storms goes up to 40 percent, mostly after 1 p.m. It will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and calm wind in the morning. Winds will be west southwest at 5-7 mph in the afternoon. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Wednesday night has a 30 percent chance of showers and storms before midnight, then showers through 3 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 71, with calming winds. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Thursday will be mostly sunny and 90, with a 30 percent chance of showers in the morning and showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. Calm wind will become west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday night will have the same 30 percent chance of showers and storms, with storms tapering off around 1 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 70.

Friday will be partly sunny and 88, with a 40 percent chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., then thunderstorms after 3 p.m. The same chance of rain is possible Friday night, with thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then showers. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 69.

Saturday has a 50 percent chance of showers after 10 a.m., but it will be partly sunny and 88. The chance of rain Saturday night is 40 percent, with thunderstorms possible between 7 and 10 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 70.

Sunday’s chance of showers and storms is 60 percent, with partly sunny skies and a high of 87. The chance drops to 50 percent Sunday night, which will be mostly cloudy and 70 again.

Monday brings another 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy and 86.