It's Dry... but Not For Long!

That persistent cold Canadian high has finally shifted off to the east so it will not be as cold tonight. High clouds from a system far to the west over the plains have already overspread the area. It will be partly cloudy overnight with stars visible through the clouds most of the time. Winds this early tonight will range from calm to light and variable becoming southeast 5-10 mph late tonight. The overnight low will be in the upper 30's. Clouds will gradually become more widespread as they lower and thicken on Friday. A weather system over the plains will take control of area weather for the weekend. Southerly winds will increase to 10 to 20 mph on Friday with some afternoon gusts near 30 mph. As moisture levels increase, so will chances for showers. There will be a slight chance during the morning hours on Friday, and a good chance during the afternoon. There might even be a stray thunderstorm. The high temperature on Friday will be around 62 degrees. There will be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday night with a warm front approaching the area from the west. It will move across the area early Saturday opening the area up to air from the Gulf of Mexico. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday morning, and precipitation will be likely in the afternoon. It will be cloudy and warmer with a high in the low 70's. The unsettled weather will continue for the rest of the weekend, and with repeated clusters of showers and thunderstorms there is the potential of locally heavy rainfall. Just how much will be highly variable, but unless there are some major changes in the anticipated pattern, the rainfall in the next 5 days should average between 2" and 3" across the Stateline with most of it falling over the weekend.