Rain chances up to finish off September in Columbus area
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QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Tonight: Rain & rumbles early, low 66
- Wednesday: Few pm pop-ups, high 78
- Thursday: Isolated showers, high 81
- Friday: On/off rain showers, high 80
- Saturday: Chance of showers, high 79
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Good Tuesday Evening,
It has been a fall-like looking day, with temps once again above normal for this time of the year. We are watching as additional showers and storms will be possible this evening ahead of midnight with lows dropping into the middle 60s, well above normal. It is possible that we could have some patchy morning fog, especially out in the west.
Wednesday we will start off mostly cloudy, but will have a chance of some afternoon to evening pop-up showers and a few rumbles possible as highs will remain above normal in the lower 80s, extending our streak of above normal temps past 2 weeks. Really, most of the next 7 days will feature some sort of rain chance, and generally at or above normal temps.
Thursday may be a slightly drier/lower chance day for rain showers, as we will be between a few systems, but as early as Friday, we could potentially start to see some moisture from now Tropical Storm Helene as it makes its way inland and weakens. The latest data from Tuesday is showing a slightly more eastern shift by the end of the work week/start of weekend.
What ultimately happens with this storm will determine rain chances, and to an extent, the temperatures for this weekend. Right now, I think we keep rain chances in the chance range for the weekend, with temps falling from around 80 on Friday, back to the upper 70s this weekend. Models tend to keep moisture lingering into next week and the start of October with temps slowly falling back to normal in the middle 70s early next week.
-Dave