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Current Conditions : 59F / 15C, Overcast - 8:54 PM EST Mar. 9

Temperature: 59°F / 15°C

Conditions: Overcast

Wind Direction: North

Wind Speed: 0mph / 0km/h

Humidity: 46%

Pressure: 29.88in / 1012hPa (Steady)

Rest of Tonight as of Mar. 9 7:31 PM EST

Rest of Tonight - Cloudy. Showers likely...mainly. Not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Wednesday as of Mar. 9 7:31 PM EST

Wednesday - Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night as of Mar. 9 7:31 PM EST

Wednesday Night - Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

Seven Day Extended Forecast powered by

WED
MAR 10

Hi:66°
Lo:47°
Chance of Precip.
60/30%

THU
MAR 11

Hi:64°
Lo:50°
Chance of Precip.
30/70%

FRI
MAR 12

Hi:67°
Lo:45°
Chance of Precip.
60/50%

SAT
MAR 13

Hi:57°
Lo:40°
Chance of Precip.
70/70%

SUN
MAR 14

Hi:52°
Lo:38°
Chance of Precip.
60/50%

MON
MAR 15

Hi:51°
Lo:36°
Chance of Precip.
40/40%

TUE
MAR 16

Hi:54°
Lo:
Chance of Precip.
20/10%

Steve Borecky's Outlook from the Storm Team Weather Center

After a Few Days of Sun, Rain Arriving...

Mark it down...March 9 is the warmest day so far of 2010 as we easily surpassed the previous high of 61 set in late January. So where do we go from here? Well in the short-term, temperatures will remain mild, but rain chances will increase over the next few days starting with tonight.

A warm front will move through this evening and overnight, triggering a few rain showers. These showers are having a hard time holding their strength as they move into drier air, so I expect them to continue to fall apart and any rain will be light and fairly scattered. Low 47. A southerly flow picks up Wednesday behind the warm front, bringing more moisture into the region. This means increased cloud coverage compared to the past few days and also a few passing showers, so keep the umbrella close by. Temperatures will once again hit 70 as the breaks in the clouds will be enough to warm us up nicely.

The area of low pressure across the Plains drifts closer to the region Thursday, bringing us a better chance for widespread rain activity. We'll still be on the eastern side of the low, so the warm air will remain in place; however, we will be slightly cooler with the increased cloud cover and rain. High 67. The front edges even closer Friday and brings us another warm day. We should see a mix of sun and clouds during much of the day, but by the afternoon scattered showers and even a few thunderstorms develop. This will be our best chance for picking up some heavy rainfall and we'll have to watch things closely in the mountains as a deep snowpack will continue to melt. This melt combined with possible heavy downpours means flooding is a threat. The National Weather Service has already issued Flood Watches for Nicholas, Webster, Pocahantas and Randolph counties.

That cold front passes Friday night into Saturday and cooler air will slowly move in for the weekend. The low will take its time moving off to the east, so cloudy skies with off and on rain showers will stick around into Monday. Highs will be near 60 Saturday and then fall into the mid 40s Sunday and Monday. We should see skies clear out Tuesday with a high around 46.