Rowan weather: Rain moving in tonight

Published 7:49 am Thursday, August 1, 2019

The next few days will feature a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with some thunderstorms reaching severe levels. The main threats are small hail and damaging winds, with periods of heavy rainfall possible tonight, Friday and into Saturday.

We still have Code Yellow air quality, but the rain will help with that.

Today will be mostly sunny and 89, with south wind around 5 mph. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is possible after 3 p.m. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

The chance of rain goes up to 60 percent tonight, with showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then more showers. You might see patchy fog between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 67, with calm wind. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.

Friday will be mostly cloudy and 82, with light wind. There will be a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then showers, with thunderstorms returning later in the afternoon. Those storms could contain heavy rainfall. A quarter to half inch of rain is possible.

Friday night’s chance of showers and thunderstorms will be 60 percent, again with some heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms will taper off around 1 a.m., but showers will continue. It will be cloudy and 68, with light wind. Another quarter to half inch of rain is possible.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy and 83, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, starting as early as 7 a.m. Winds will be light from the south.

Saturday night’s chance of showers and storms will be 40 percent, with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 67.

Sunday has a 50 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms possible after noon. It will be mostly cloudy and 86. Sunday night’s chance of rain will be 40 percent, with a low of 68 and mostly cloudy skies.

More rain is expected Monday, with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers, with a return to thunderstorms after 2 p.m. It will be partly sunny and 85.

Monday night also has a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. The low will be 67, with mostly cloudy skies.

Tuesday will be partly sunny and 86, with a 40 percent chance of showers. Tuesday night’s low will be 67 with partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny and 88, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.