Morning Update: A Rainy Saturday

Today:

Saturday will be cool and wet as a shortwave trough passes through early Saturday morning followed by a cold front late Saturday afternoon.  Widespread rain showers will start around 4 am and continue until the cold front passes through around 5 pm, with the heaviest of rain occurring late morning. Rainfall totals will be close to half an inch. Winds will pick up from the southwest throughout the day as the front nears and passes with gusts up to 30 mph. The high will reach 60. 

Potential rainfall totals precited by the North American Model (NAM) for Saturday. Picture courtesy of pivotal weather. (Image via: https://www.pivotalweather.com)

Tonight:

Overnight skies will clear and winds will calm as high pressure moves in to the region. Temperatures will drop to around 30. No more rain is expected Saturday night. 

 

Tomorrow (Sunday):

Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs near 48 and lows around 24.  A slight breeze from northwest may bring the wind chill down a bit. No precipitation is expected.

 

A Look Ahead: 

Mondays weather will present nearly identical to Sunday. However, by Monday night an upper level trough will create cloudy skies with intermittent rain until another cold front comes through Thursday. Highest rainfall amounts are expected Tuesday.

Featured image courtesy of Matt Collins