Rowan weather: Greater chance of rain today

Published 8:36 am Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Today brings a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Clouds will increase, but it will still be hot, with a high of 90. Wind will be calm until this afternoon, when it will be west southwest at 5-7 mph. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.

Tonight’s chance of showers and storms will be 40 percent, mostly before 11 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 70, with calming wind. A tenth to quarter inch of additional rain is possible. Patchy fog will form after 4 a.m.

Thursday has just a 30 percent chance of showers in the morning, then showers and storms in the afternoon. The day will start with patchy fog, then become mostly sunny. The high will be 90 again, with west wind at 5-7 mph in the afternoon. Expect less than a tenth of an inch of rain.

The same chance of rain is possible Thursday night, which will be mostly cloudy and have a low of 70. Again, less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Friday will be partly sunny and 89, with just a 20 percent chance of showers between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., then a chance of storms after that. Winds will be light from the northwest. Friday nigh will be mostly cloudy and 69, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday, it’s back to a 50 percent chance of showers between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., with thunderstorms possible after that. It will be partly sunny and 90. The same chance of rain is likely Saturday night. It will be mostly cloudy and 70.

Sunday’s chance of showers and storms is 60 percent, with mostly cloudy skies and a high of 87. Sunday night also has a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 70 and mostly cloudy skies.

Monday, too, will have a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy and 87. The chance of showers Monday night will be 40 percent, with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 68.

Tuesday will have a 30 percent chance of showers, but will be mostly sunny and 88.