Rowan weather: Rain in the forecast
Published 7:57 am Monday, August 17, 2015
Remember last week, when the prediction for this week was sunny skies and warm temperatures?
Scratch that. It’s all changed now. We actually have a chance of rain every day.
Today, it’s 20 percent, with showers and storms mainly after noon. It will still be partly sunny and hot, with a high near 89. Tonight, the chance of showers and storms rises to 40 percent, with patchy fog forming. The low will be 70 with a light south southwest wind at 3-5 mph.
Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms are likely, with a 70 percent chance of rain. It will be cloudy, with a high of just 80 degrees. Wind will blow from the south around 6 mph.
The chance of showers and storms Tuesday night is 60 percent, with a low around 69. None of the showers or storms is expected to dump much rain.
Wednesday has a 50 percent chance of showers and storms, with a high of 86 under mostly cloudy skies. The same chance of rain carries over to Wednesday night, with a low around 70.
Thursday has a slight chance of rain, 30 percent, with showers possible in the morning and storms in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy again, with a high near 89. The low will be 69 with another 30 percent chance of precipitation.
Friday has a chance of showers, 40 percent, before noon, then thunderstorms later, with partly sunny skies and a high near 88. The chance of rain drops to 30 percent Friday night, with a low around 69.
Next weekend will be a typical summer weekend. Saturday will have a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, with partly sunny skies and a high near 87. The low will be 67, still with a 30 percent chance of storms and showers.
Sunday will be a lot like Saturday, with a 30 percent chance of rain, partly sunny skies and a high near 86.