Partly cloudy with mild temps for Monday eclipse
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Today: Partly cloudy, high 71
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low 52
- Tuesday: Afternoon showers, high 70
- Wednesday: Isolated showers, high 65
- Thursday: Rain & storms, high 66
- Friday: Early showers, high 56
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Happy Monday!
We start the day off with clouds as a quick system works through the region, bringing a few showers with it. That rain clears very early, and then the clouds gradually break through the morning and into this afternoon. Expect highs to top out in the upper 60s and lower 70s this afternoon.
We will notice a quick temperature drop, by about 5-10°, as we enter totality of the solar eclipse, then we heat right back up afterward.
In addition, our greatest chances for clearer skies will be NW of I-71, which is great news, as that is right in the line of totality. Expect a few high clouds around, which are mainly more transparent clouds. If we have to have clouds, this is a better case scenario. I do think most of us will get a great view.
Clouds build back in Tuesday, and rain returns Tuesday afternoon. Expect scattered shower activity, with highs topping out near 70.
By Wednesday, we're looking at just isolated shower activity, with highs dropping back to the middle 60s.
Then for Thursday, that's our more widespread rain day. We'll also be watching thunderstorms moving through the region as a cold front tracks through. We hold steady in the middle 60s Thursday.
Temps drop Friday, back into the middle 50s. We start the day with a few showers, but those clear during the first half of the day.
-McKenna