Rowan weather: Spring starts tonight

Published 7:47 am Thursday, March 19, 2020

There’s more patchy dense fog this morning, which could stick around until 10 a.m. Then it will be mostly cloudy, with a warm high of 78 to start the eve of spring — the earliest spring in 124 years. The season starts tonight at 11:50 p.m.

Winds will be south southwest at 3-8 mph.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy and warm, with a low of 63 and south southwest wind at 6-8 mph.

Friday will have a high of 81, with a 30 percent chance of showers, with thunderstorms possible after 4 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy and windy, with southwest wind at 8-14 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, with higher amounts n thunderstorms.

Friday night’s chance of showers and storms will be 60 percent, with storms more likely before 11 p.m., then showers, followed by another chance of thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, with heavier rain in thunderstorms. It will be cloudy and 59, with west southwest wind at 3-7 mph.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy and 71, with a 40 percent chance of showers. Winds will be light and variable. The chance of showers goes down to 30 percent Saturday night, with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 46.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 56. There will be a 40 percent chance of showers. The chance of rain goes up to 70 percent Sunday night, mainly after midnight. It will be cloudy and 42.

Monday will have a 60 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 56. The low will be 43, with more clouds and a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m.

Tuesday will be partly sunny and 62, but then the chance of showers returns Tuesday night at 40 percent. It will be mostly cloudy and 49.

Wednesday will have a 50 percent chance of showers and be mostly cloudy and 70.