Soggy start to the work week
AM Headlines:
- Soaking Start to the Week
- Localized Flooding Threat
- Getting Much Colder
- Frost & Freeze Wednesday
- More Rain Late Week
Discussion:
We’re starting the week off soggy with widespread rain and a few rumbles of thunder continuing through the afternoon. Most areas will pick up between 1-2″ of rainfall with locally higher totals where heavier rainbands tend to train. While the severe threat is low, isolated downpours could lead to minor street flooding or ponding in low-lying areas. Highs today will top out in the mid to upper 60s. As the rain clears behind a cold front tonight, colder and drier air moves in fast. Much colder and breezy tomorrow with morning lows will fall to the 30s and 40s with highs only reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s.
The bigger concern comes Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, when clear skies and calm winds allows temps to tumble into the 20s and 30s across the region. Because growing season has already started for much of the area, this will likely lead to a frost/freeze warning. Remember to bring in or cover any sensitive plants if you have done any planting.
Looking ahead, temperatures will remain cool all week — generally 5-10 degrees below average — with highs rebounding into the low 70s by Thursday. Our next system arrives Thursday night bringing another round of rain and storms and potentially gusty winds. We’re also keeping an eye on the potential development of a coastal low, which could enhance rain chances through Friday and into Saturday mainly east of I-77.
