DELMARVA FORECAST
Thursday: Increasing clouds. Breezy. Showers and a few thunderstorms late. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Friday: Lingering showers in the morning, then quick clearing. Windy and much cooler. Highs in the low to mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
Monday: Chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 60°F.
FORECAST DISCUSSION
Another storm system in the form of a cold front will approach on Thursday, when we should expect increasing clouds as well as a gusty south breeze that will push temperatures into the upper 60s.
The front will pass Thursday night, with showers and possibly a few thunderstorms that could feature some gusty downpours. We're not seeing any signals for strong thunderstorms, but we'll keep an eye on things as we get closer to Thursday evening. The front should pass pretty quickly, so we're not expecting the flooding concerns we saw this past weekend. But most of the peninsula should expect up to ½ to ¾ of an inch of rain in the heaviest downpours, with lesser amounts elsewhere.
High pressure builds back in Friday, with much cooler temperatures being suppressed by a gusty northwest wind. Gusts to 40 mph or more are expected, and because of the winds, Gale Watches are up for he waters around Delmarva, and are starting to be converted to Gale Warnings.
Then temperatures warm back up into the low 60s with partly sunny skies for next weekend.
Another round of showers is possible on Monday.
In the long range, temperatures are expected to average below normal, and precipitation near normal for March 26 - April 1.