Forecast Last Updated at Friday, January 24, 2020 at 6:49PM

Eve Rain; Colder Late Tonight w/ Flurries

Rain tapers off this evening then a weak push of colder air arrives late tonight. Flurries and a few snow showers are possible with the arrival of the colder air through the morning hours on Saturday. The next week has a series of disturbances moving across the Gulf competing for energy. We'll put a bit more emphasis on the Monday event with a light rain/snow mix late Sunday night changing to light snow Monday.

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Friday Hi: 42 Lo: 32 Cloudy; Evening rain; Flurries/snow showers late; SE wind 5-15 mph, gusty at higher elev's, becoming NW 5-15 mph late

Saturday Hi: 38 Lo: 24 Mostly to partly cloudy; AM flurries; NW wind 10-20 mph & gusty

Sunday Hi: 42 Lo: 31 Partly to mostly cloudy; Light rain or snow developing late Sun. night; NW wind 5-15 mph

Monday Hi: 39 Lo: 26 Cloudy; Light snow or light rain changing to light snow

Tuesday Hi: 39 Lo: 24 Partly cloudy; Chilly

Further Out

Wednesday - Generally cloudy; PM flurries possible; High near 40 degrees; Low near 30 degrees
Thursday - Mostly clear; Chilly; High in the lower 40s; Low in the upper 20s

Forecast Discussion

Rain ends this evening as a front presses through from the west. As colder air returns late tonight, expect a few snow showers and flurries to fly through the morning hours on Saturday with gusty winds. Clouds diminish in the afternoon.

Next week (and Superbowl weekend) features three disturbances moving across the Gulf. Across most of the the U. S., it will be chilly but not particularly cold. We have more uncertainty than usual regarding which disturbance will grab enough energy to be a factor in our weather. Today, we'll place a small bet on the first horse (Monday), no bets on the second (Wednesday) and a bigger bet on the third (Superbowl Weekend).

So, we have a light rain/snow mix Sunday night changing to light snow Monday. Flurries Wednesday afternoon/evening, and our considerable attend off the end of this forecast period (next Saturday/Sunday). There are more unknowns than knowns at this point, but we'll be able to sort it out when we get closer in time. Temperatures throughout are chilly but by no means extreme.

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