Weather Briefing for Wednesday, August 19, 2020

OUTLOOK

Forecast through Friday night

Today

Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs ranging from near 70 in the higher elevations to near 80 in the lower elevations. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Patchy fog after midnight. Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then isolated showers between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Patchy fog in the morning, potentially lasting a while longer than usual. Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs ranging from the upper 60s in the hiugher elevation to the mid-to-upper 70s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Highs ranging from the upper 60s in the higher elevations to the upper 70s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Lows ranging from the mid-to-upper 50s in the higher elevations to the low-to-mid 60s in the lower elevations. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Hazards

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area this afternoon and into this evening. The primary threats will be locally heavy rain, gusty winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning. However, a storm or two may become strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts. Slow-moving storms may cause isolated flooding.



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Published at 7:08am on Wednesday, August 19, 2020