RAIN AT TIMES TODAY; FEW STORMS POSSIBLE AT THE COAST… Rain is the word on this Wednesday with numerous showers likely throughout the day. There could be a few thunderstorms near the immediate beach zones through 3PM or so, but the good news is we are not expecting severe weather issues north of the coast. There does appear to be sufficient instability and shear to support some severe thunderstorms across the northern Gulf of Mexico, but at this point I don’t see any data to suggest issues for any land areas. High temperatures today will peak in the mid-50s. Temperatures will remain suppressed due to all of the cloud cover in place. Rain will clear out tonight ahead of drier conditions setting up for Thursday. The dry weather won’t last long, however, as we have another round of rain set to happen on Friday. Better weather is ahead for Saturday and Sunday though. Let’s look at your forecast details.
RAIN CLEARS OUT TONIGHT… Rain will intermittently happen through the evening hours on this Wednesday. You will need the rain gear if you’re headed out to a Wednesday evening church service. Rumbles of thunder are possible, especially in coastal counties, but no severe weather issues are expected. Rain will clear out of our area to the east this evening between 7PM and 11PM in most spots. There could be a few lingering showers in parts of Butler, Covington, and Okaloosa counties through midnight, but rain will be well off to our east by then in most spots.
DRIER THURSDAY… Partly cloudy skies are likely for Thursday. High temperatures will peak in the low- to mid-60s. No rain issues are expected on Thursday, but you will notice cloud coverage increasing late in the day ahead of our next rain chance on Friday.
RAIN RETURNS FRIDAY… Yet another rain event sets up for Friday, and the latest model guidance continues to suggest that majority of the daylight hours will be wet. Temperatures will probably remain in the mid- to upper-50s all day. This cool, fairly stable air will limit any potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, although just like the event today, I cannot completely rule out a few stronger storms south of the beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The air mass in place over the northern Gulf will be a bit more unstable with more instability in place compared to land areas. We will call for rain on Friday with only a limited chance of thunder near the coast.
NICE, DRY, SLIGHTLY WARMER WEEKEND… Clouds will clear out Saturday morning giving way to sunny skies setting up for the evening hours into Sunday. Temperatures this weekend are set to be quite nice and seasonal. High temperatures on Saturday will be in the low-60s ahead of mid- to upper-60s on Sunday. Overnight lows will be in the mid-40s. Those temperature values are exactly where we should be for late January and early February.
MORE RAIN LIKELY NEXT WEEK… Another area of low pressure is slated to move by our region on Tuesday and Wednesday of the upcoming week. There are some early indications that we could have more thunderstorms involved with that event, although it is too early to speculate whether strong to severe storms may be an issue. We will watch this and keep you posted about details in the RedZone Weather app in the days ahead.
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