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WEATHER BLOG: Rain Ahead

A nice stretch of milder weather is ahead of us early this week, which is a good thing because we have a couple of storm systems moving through the area and this will mean rain for us instead of ice or snow. We'll have a mix of clouds and sunshine today and with a light southwest wind it will turn out milder this afternoon than yesterday. Low clouds and patchy fog will develop tonight as a southwest wind continues to advect in milder air.

An area of low pressure will track north of the eastern Great Lakes into southeastern Canada tomorrow and drag a weak cold front through the area bringing with it occasional rain and drizzle tomorrow afternoon and evening. Rain will taper to a few showers by midnight and then end with some clearing skies overnight. Rainfall will be light tomorrow and amount to 0.10 to 0.25 inches.

High pressure will then take brief control of our weather on Tuesday providing us with a good deal of sunshine but not really any significant cool down of temperatures.

A more powerful storm system will take shape in the Midwest early this week, producing blizzard conditions across the northern Plains into the western Great Lakes. This storm will be a rain maker for us on Wednesday with the potential for some of the rainfall to be heavy. Rainfall Wednesday into Wednesday night will range 0.50 to 1.00 inches and the wind will gust 35-40 mph. There may be localized flooding, especially in low-lying, flood prone and poorly drained areas. In addition to the rainfall there will also be some snowmelt adding to the runoff. Any slush or ice from the melting snow could clog storm drains and further impact any flooding concerns.

It will turn cooler in the wake of Wednesday's storm and become dry. However, we will need to keep an eye on Friday as long range guidance indicated that a coastal storm may develop over the Southeast U.S. At this time, this storm will likely form and track well south of the city but careful attention will be paid for any signs of a northward drift to the storm's track.

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