Tracking Rain and a Few Storms Saturday

Rain and Wind Move In Tonight Through Saturday

We’re heading into a much more active stretch of weather tonight that will carry us through most of Saturday. Rain becomes widespread overnight as a strong weather system approaches from the west. This setup will keep showers going into Saturday morning and much of the day. A few thunderstorms are possible, but the overall severe weather threat remains low.

Heaviest Rain in the Mountains

The steadiest and heaviest rain will fall across the mountains, with these areas seeing 1 to 2 inches of rain, with a few isolated spots pushing closer to 3 inches. Even with those higher totals, flooding concerns remain low since the region has been very dry recently.

Outside of the mountains, rainfall amounts will generally range from about a half inch to one inch.

Any Severe Weather?

While the atmosphere will have strong winds, there won’t be much energy near the ground to support widespread severe storms. Because of that, most storms should stay below severe limits. One isolated stronger storm can’t be ruled out, mainly along and south of the I-85 corridor, where a little more instability may develop. All in all, severe weather is not expected to be widespread or long-lasting.

Showers will taper off fairly quickly Saturday evening as the cold front moves east of the area.

Behind the front, winds will increase. Gusty southwest winds develop during the day Saturday, then very windy conditions take over in the mountains Saturday night. Gusts over 45 mph are most likely at the highest elevations after midnight. At this point, winds look just shy of advisory criteria.

There’s also a small chance for a few snowflakes in the mountains late Saturday night, but no accumulation is expected.

ENJOY!