{"id":2658,"date":"2017-04-03T17:01:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2017-04-03T17:01:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:01:15","slug":"evening-update-warm-showers-start-first-week-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/03\/evening-update-warm-showers-start-first-week-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Update: Warm Showers to Start First week of April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday started out as\u00a0a repeat of yesterday&#8217;s warm and sunny skies. Clouds have now rolled in as an area of low pressure approaches. Today was a good day to sit out on McKeldin Mall once the grass dried from the sprinklers this morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through Tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clouds continue to move in\u00a0and rain chances increase\u00a0as evening goes on.\u00a0 The greatest chance of rain, with possibly some thunderstorms, will be after 6 pm to about\u00a03 am on Tuesday morning. Showers will continue to move through as sunrise approaches. \u00a0This is still much needed rain as\u00a0the area is still in a moderate drought. Lows will fall only to the mid-50s. Winds will be from the southwest at 9 t0 13 mph, gusting up to 20 mph.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2660\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2660\" class=\"wp-image-2660 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/simulatedreflect_F011_d01-800x629.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/simulatedreflect_F011_d01-800x629.jpg 800w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/simulatedreflect_F011_d01-500x393.jpg 500w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/simulatedreflect_F011_d01.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This image from <a href=\"http:\/\/trowal.weather.umd.edu\/TerpWRF-HD\/index.php?wrfvar=simulatedreflect&amp;wrfhdhr=003\">TerpWRF HD<\/a> showing a line of showers and \u00a0moving through the area around 1 am.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow (Tuesday):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mostly cloudy skies from the early rain will clear up to mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. Showers will completely exit the area by around noon. Total rain amounts will be around a quarter to a half inch. The afternoon sun and southerly winds\u00a0will warm up the region&#8217;s\u00a0temperature to the mid-t0-upper 70s.\u00a0 The winds will be stronger than what is was on Monday\u00a0at 10 to 17 mph with gusts around 25 mph.\u00a0 The evening will be partly cloudy with lows in the low 50s.\u00a0 Winds will shift\u00a0from the west at 7 to 14 mph.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2661\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2661\" class=\"wp-image-2661 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/t2_F025_d01-800x629.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/t2_F025_d01-800x629.jpg 800w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/t2_F025_d01-500x393.jpg 500w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/t2_F025_d01.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This image from <a href=\"http:\/\/trowal.weather.umd.edu\/TerpWRF-HD\/index.php?wrfhdrun=2017040318&amp;wrfhdhr=000\">TerpWRF HD <\/a>shows the high temperature tomorrow will reach in the upper 70s<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Extended Outlook:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entering mid week temperatures should remain above average until a cold front swings through by\u00a0Friday. The low pressure system associated with this cold front will increase\u00a0rain chances from\u00a0Wednesday night through Friday. Some thunderstorms are possible on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Be sure to follow UMD Weather on Twitter and Facebook so you are never caught off guard by severe weather this spring!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday started out as\u00a0a repeat of yesterday&#8217;s warm and sunny skies. Clouds have now rolled in as an area of low pressure approaches. 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