Rain will build into the area as we move through the day and into the afternoon and evening. This should mostly be regular rain and thunder today, with a few stout storms here and there. There is a risk for severe weather, but I’m not overly impressed with the setup to produce widespread severe weather nor does it look like tornado are likely.
The rain should be widespread enough to limit the threat for severe weather because as the cold front arrives the atmosphere will be so contaminated with rain that individual storms won’t be as likely to develop.
Then things turn colder for the weekend! Protect those plants tonight as temperatures will drop into the mid 30s tonight. And then into the 20s for some folks overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning.
Today
Partly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tonight
Showers should end by midnight or shortly thereafter. Some rain may mix with a few sleet pellets along the I-20 corridor. Then turning colder. Lows around 35. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 60-percent.
Saturday
Sunny, breezy and chilly. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear and below freezing. Frost possible. Lows in the upper 20s.
Sunday
Morning frost. Sunny. Not as cool with highs around 60. East winds around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Monday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A few showers and storms possible. Lows around 55. Chance for rain around 30-percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday Night
Passing clouds with lows around 50.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Clear and seasonal. Lows around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
