A soaking rain to start the weekend...

I hope you've enjoyed the brief taste of sunshine today, because rain is back in the forecast. A few scattered showers may pop up this evening, but the main rain is on schedule to arrive after 11 P.M. Low pressure developing along a cold front sliding in from the west will produce periods of heavy rain late tonight and tomorrow. Our model data suggests that we could see about 2 inches before the rain tapers off early Sunday morning.

A few thunderstorms possible as well...

I expect a few thunderstorms around the region as the front settles in. In the Metro Richmond area, the wind will be quick to turn to the north and northeast...and that will cool and stabilize the air a bit, so the threat for severe weather is well south. The Storm Prediction Center has the eastern Carolinas in the risk area tomorrow.

Slow clearing on Sunday...

Lots of lingering moisture is showing up on the model data for Sunday, so the clearing trend will be slow. That being said, skies could become partly sunny Sunday afternoon, with plenty of clouds hanging in along the coast. We'll dry out more significantly early next week, although temperatures will be slow to moderate back into the 60s.

The longer range...

We're still in for a pretty significant warm-up the end of next week...with a weekend front bringing quite a chill behind it early the following week (Mon 4/14-Tue 4/15).