Monsoon's Rainy Forecast for Tuesday, 9 March 2010
As the snowy season recedes into memory, and the bulging snow piles shrivel to filthy, pepper-flecked knolls in the far reaches of parking lots, we can look ahead to a rainy mid-March. Here are the details...
Wednesday 3/10: partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine to start; becoming cloudy late. High 58, low 36.
Thursday 3/11: mostly cloudy with rain showers and drizzle developing by late afternoon. Light rain continues on and off into the evening and overnight. Temperatures holding in the low 50s.
Friday 3/12: cloudy and breezy with intermittent rain; becomes heavier at night. Temperatures generally in the mid 50s.
Saturday 3/13: cloudy and windy with steady rain, especially early. Watch for flooding problems developing, particularly at waterways and poor drainage areas. High 58, low 44.
The heavy rains we'll be seeing in the mid-Atlantic on Friday night into Saturday morning
Sunday 3/14: overcast with some lingering showers possible, mainly early, tapering by the afternoon. From Thursday to Sunday most of us will see anywhere from three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall. High 56, low 39.
Next week: seasonably cooler with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid to upper 30s. A bit of rain is possible here and there on Monday through Wednesday, but the next steady rain will come through around Thursday 3/18 to Friday 3/19. Cold overnight and early-morning temperatures could result in a few flurries on Friday or Saturday, but nothing accumulating.
Beyond: seasonably cool (or just a tad below normal) into the third week of March, with highs in the mid to upper 40s and lows at or just below freezing.
Snow: there’s a chance, really, until early April. But I truly don’t think so.