7:00 AM | *Spring fling ends tonight with the passage of a strong cold front that brings stormy conditions to the area including heavy rain, thunderstorms, localized flooding and strong winds*

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, unseasonably warm, an occasional shower possible this afternoon, increasing southerly winds, spring-like highs near 70 degrees

Tonight

Stormy tonight with periods of rain, some heavy at times, thunderstorms with localized flooding and strong-to-damaging wind gusts of up to 50 mph or so, mild early then turning chilly late with lows near 40 degrees

Thursday

Becoming mostly sunny, colder, windy, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s during the morning hours and then temperatures may drop into the 30’s during the afternoon

Thursday Night

Becoming mostly cloudy, cold, snow showers likely late, mid-to-upper 20’s

Friday

Snow showers likely in the morning then becoming partly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 30’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s; snow showers possible at night

Sunday

Snow showers possible early; otherwise, partly sunny, chilly, low 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 40’s

Discussion

A powerful cold front will blast through the region overnight and we will have stormy conditions between about 7pm and 3am to include heavy rain, thunderstorms, localized flooding, and strong-to-damaging wind gusts of up to 50 mph or so. Temperatures ahead of the front this afternoon will climb to near 70 degrees and there will be a couple of showers around, but also some brightening skies at times. The heavy rainfall expected in the overnight hours throughout the I-95 corridor should be in the 1-2 inch range although isolated 3 inch amounts are possible. An important factor with respect to the heavy rainfall expected overnight is that the ground has just gone through a frigid period and is still quite frozen just beneath the surface. As a result, absorption will be quite difficult and there is likely to be substantial runoff tonight with the heavy rainfall; consequently, localized flooding (streets, streams) is quite possible. Behind the front, temperatures tomorrow will peak early in the day and should drop into the 30's during the afternoon hours and then will struggle to rise above the mid 30's on Friday. A few disturbances have the chance to generate some snow shower activity around here over the next few days.

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