7:00 AM | Rain late today and early tonight, maybe a thunderstorm or two; next week looks ugly with chilly, rainy weather for an extended period

6-Day Forecast

Today

A mix of clouds and sun, milder, showers possible at the end of the afternoon, highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s

Tonight

Periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain will be heavy at times, becoming breezy late, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Saturday

Variable cloudiness, mild, breezy, good chance for a couple of afternoon showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two, near 70

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy early with a shower possible, becoming partly cloudy late and turning colder, near 40

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cooler, low 60's

Monday

Partly sunny, cool, low 60’s

Tuesday

Cloudy, chilly, rain likely at times, mid 50’s

Wednesday

Cloudy, chilly, rain likely at times, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion

It’ll turn milder today and more tranquil than recent days with some sunshine, but clouds will thicken up late this afternoon and showers are possible by the end of the day (after 5pm). There will be periods of rain tonight and some of the rain will be heavy at times. A thunderstorm is also possible at any time from late this afternoon through the early part of the evening. A frontal system will approach the region on Saturday keeping us unstable and this should generate more showers during the afternoon hours and there can even be another thunderstorm or two mixed into the picture. It'll turn breezy and cooler on Sunday following the passage of this next frontal system.

Looking ahead to next week, it looks downright ugly with a large-scale upper level trough setting up shop in the eastern US for several days due to a developing blocking pattern in the upper atmosphere. As a result, there will be quite chilly and well-below normal weather for much of the week throughout the central and eastern U.S. with rain at times around here from later Monday night into Friday.

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