Dry Monday before rain and storm chances increase rest of week

CBS News

12-05-2025

Take advantage of this dry Monday as rain and thunderstorm chances increase tonight and continue for the rest of the week. Periods of rain will develop later this evening and continue through Tuesday. Scattered heavy and gusty thunderstorms become more common Wednesday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
It's been a beautiful Monday morning with temperatures quickly climbing into the 60s and 70s. Sunny skies this morning will eventually fade away to clouds this afternoon. Despite the clouds, we are not expecting any wet weather today. Highs will top out in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Today is the last day we can guarantee dry weather until this upcoming Sunday, so get any weather dependent outdoor activities and work done today!
A large area of low pressure that's been impacting the southeastern United States will drift northward later tonight into Tuesday. We will be on the northern fringe of the storm system, which means we'll see showers developing as early as later this evening and then rounds of rain likely Tuesday.
Tuesday looks much cooler with on and off rain, but right now doesn't appear to be a complete washout. A batch of heavier rain and thunderstorms will be possible late Tuesday evening into the early overnight hours Wednesday. This is when some areas may receive locally 1" of rain or higher.
Wednesday will be warm and muggy with a few isolated showers during the morning hours. Any sunshine Wednesday will not be our friend as numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected by afternoon and evening. These storms will have the capability to produce drenching downpours, lightning, thunder, and gusty winds. Rainfall rates during these storms could be 1 to 2" per hour, so localized street and highway flooding is possible in poor drainage areas. If we have any sunshine, isolated strong to severe storms would be possible.
We are in a similar weather pattern Thursday and Friday with partly sunny weather during the morning hours with scattered hit or miss strong thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours. Not every neighborhood will get a storm these afternoons, but places that do could see strong gusty winds, hail, lightning, and drenching downpours. This stretch looks warmer with highs in the upper 70s to middle 80s.
A cold front approaching Saturday will spark off more thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Depending on the timing of the front, Saturday has our best chance of severe weather. Stay with the WJZ First Alert Weather Team as we continue to finetune Saturday's forecast. Despite any storms, temperatures should warm well into the 80s Saturday afternoon.
Sunday looks less muggy, but pleasantly warm with partly sunny skies and highs in the lower to middle 80s.