Rowan weather: Rain, maybe a thunderstorm

Published 7:50 am Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Today will be rainy, and we’ll have a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, along with isolated flooding.

The chance of rain is 80 percent, with rain through 4 p.m., then a chance of thunderstorms, especially along I-85. The high will be 58, with patchy fog and east northeast wind at 5-9 mph. That will shift to the south southeast in the afternoon. A quarter to half inch of rain is possible.

Tonight’s chance of rain is also 80 percent, with showers mainly before 9 p.m. The low will be 37, with west southwest wind at 7-11 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.

Sun returns Wednesday, with a high of 57, but it will be windy, with west wind at 8-15 mph, and gusts up to 25 mph. Wednesday night will be clear and cold, with a low of 33. West wind will calm in the evening, from 5-7 mph.

Thursday will be mostly sunny and 62, with south southwest wind at 5-9 mph. A 20 percent chance of rain is possible after 2 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 46.

Rain returns Friday, with a 50 percent chance. It will be mostly cloudy and 61. The same chance of rain is possible Friday night, with a low of 44.

Saturday will also have a 50 percent chance of rain, but it will be partly sunny and 56. The chance of rain drops to 30 percent Saturday night, with a low of 35 and partly cloudy skies.

Sunday will have a 40 percent chance of showers, but will be mostly sunny and 53. The low will be 36.

Monday will be partly sunny and 54.