Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 12:48PM

One More Round To Go

Skies are mostly cloudy today with a period of late-day and nighttime rainfall headed our way. This represents the last wave of rainfall this week before we dry out and enjoy a multi-day stretch of dry, pleasant weather.

That means Merlefest will be a little wet to start, but should culminate with a dry weekend. For details about Merlefest weather, see our Hour-by-Hour Merlefest Forecast.

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Thursday Hi: 67 Lo: 49 Generally cloudy; A period of rain is likely by late afternoon into tonight; Some thunder possible; Light NE wind becoming calm tonight

Friday Hi: 69 Lo: 45 Perhaps a leftover early shower; Becoming partly sunny & pleasant; Light NW wind

Saturday Hi: 70 Lo: 40 Lots of sunshine; Pleasant; Light west wind

Sunday Hi: 62 Lo: 35 Bright sunshine; Nice weather to be outside; Cooler

Monday Hi: 68 Lo: 43 Abundant sunshine; Maybe some sunrise frost patches; More great weather to be outside

Further Out

Tuesday - Sunny theme continues; Warm; High in the mid 70s; Low near 50 degrees
Wednesday - Lots of sunshine; Warm; High in the upper 70s; Low in the mid 50s

Forecast Discussion

One more wave of low-pressure is set to pass through the region tonight before zipping up the East Coast on Friday. It will bring one more period of steadier rainfall this evening into tonight. Rainfall amounts should be under a half-inch for the most part.

Once this feature gets by, we’ll get some clearing in here on Friday, paving the way for a high-pressure driven weekend. It’s not going to be really warm, however, and in fact, a reinforcing push of cooler air arrives on Sunday.

So, generally below-normal temperatures will persist even after the rain, but skies are going to be sunny for the weekend. Looking ahead, quiet, dry and increasingly warmer weather will be with us throughout the upcoming workweek.

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