Rowan weather: Enjoy a little bit of spring

Published 7:52 am Monday, April 2, 2018

We’ll have a warm start to the week, but rain will dampen the weekend.

Today will be partly sunny and 72, with southwest wind at 5-8 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and 51, with east wind at 3-6 mph.

Tuesday will be partly sunny again, but warmer, with a high of 76. Winds will be from the southwest at 8-13 mph in the afternoon, gusting as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday night brings a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3 a.m. It will be mostly cloudy and 59, with more wind, this time from the south at 8-13 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Wednesday has a 60 percent chance of rain, with showers and thunderstorms before 2 and mostly rain after that. It will be partly sunny and 64, with south southwest wind at 13-15 mph, shifting to the west northwest and gusting up to 23 mph.

Wednesday night will be clear and 36.

Thursday will be sunny and 60, with a low of 41 under partly cloudy skies.

Friday will be partly sunny and 67. A 30 percent chance of rain is possible after 1 a.m., with a low of 46.

Rain is likely Saturday, with a 60 percent chance and cloudy skies. The high will be 57. The same chance of rain continues Saturday night, with a low of 38.

Sunday will be partly sunny and 58 with a 30 percent chance of rain.