SHOWERS & STORMS AT TIMES TODAY; MORE RAIN ON THURSDAY… Scattered areas of rain and a few thunderstorms will be possible today across the region. Some thunderstorms may produce loud thunder and cloud-to-ground lightning, but widespread severe weather is NOT expected. High temperatures will be in the low- to mid-80s across the region. More showers and storms will be possible on Thursday as a frontal boundary meanders just to our south across the northern Gulf. Rain chances will lessen, but not go away completely, as we go into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. There could be isolated showers and thunderstorms each day over the next several days into next week. The good news is there are no signals for a large scale severe weather event in the short range or longer range model data through early June. Let’s look at your forecast details.
RAIN & STORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY… Another round of showers and thunderstorms will likely happen tomorrow (Thursday, May 21) with the greatest rain chances being from 10AM to 4PM. Rain will likely be greatest in coverage closer to the coast, which is good news considering many of our beach zones remain in the “severe drought” category as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Rain and storms will fade away in the evening hours of Thursday. High temperatures on Thursday will be in the mid-80s.
LOWER RAIN CHANCES ON FRIDAY… We settle into a recurring weather theme on Friday with a low-end (10-20%) chance of rain due to the potential for a few showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures will increase on Friday into the upper-80s by 2PM.
SEASONAL WEATHER FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND… Warm/hot temperatures with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day is what you can expect for Saturday, Sunday, into Monday. High temperatures will be in the low-90s with morning lows in the mid- to upper-60s. That is pretty typical for late May climatology around our region. We will be settling into a pattern this weekend where storms can pop up quickly in the afternoon hours. You know the drill with these pop-up storms. They can be ferocious at times over a very small area, with one spot getting over an inch of rain while another location right down the road may not get any rain at all. Keep tabs on the radar this weekend if you’re planning to be outside. Widespread severe weather is not expected and the overall tornado risk will be near or at zero.
MORE OF THE SAME NEXT WEEK… Our early summer pattern is set to continue as we go into next week. Scattered pop-up thunderstorms are likely with high temperatures near 90 degrees.
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See all the details in your Wednesday #rzw forecast video. Have a great day!