Rowan weather: On the damp side
Published 7:50 am Monday, November 5, 2018
The time changed, and the weather is about to.
Today is starting with patchy fog, which could linger as long as 1 p.m. It will be a cloudy day, with a high of 64. We have a 40 percent chance of showers this morning, then rain between 10 a.m.-2 p.m.. Less than a tenth of an inch is expected.
Tonight’s chance of showers is 30 percent, with patchy fog returning around 9 p.m. It will be cloudy and 57, with south wind at 5-7 mph after midnight. Again, less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Tuesday is election day. If you time it right, you might be able to avoid the rain when you go to vote. There is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m., then showers through 3 p.m., then more thunderstorms. The rain should clear out by the later afternoon. Patchy fog will start the morning again, then it will be cloudy and 72, with south wind at 8-15 mph, gusting to 23 mph. A tenth to quarter inch of rain is possible.
Tuesday night will be partly cloudy and 58, with just a 30 percent chance of showers. West wind at 5-7 mph will calm after midnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Wednesday, we finally clear out, with mostly sunny skies and a high around 69. Wind will be light and variable. Wednesday night will have a 20 percent chance of showers before 11 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 48.
Thursday will be mostly cloudy and 63, with a 30 percent chance of showers after 4 p.m. The chance of showers goes up to 60 percent Thursday night, mainly after 2 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 47.
Friday will be mostly cloudy and 58, with a 50 percent chance of showers. The same chance of showers lasts through 5 a.m. It will be a mostly cloudy night, with a low of 39.
Saturday will be cooler, with a high of 54 and partly sunny skies
Saturday night’s low of 33 will create patchy frost.
And for Sunday, Veterans Day, we’ll start out frosty, then become sunny and 54.