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What is the primary weather concern today and tonight?

 Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast into Saturday evening.

The bulk of the rain event will be late tonight and tomorrow.

I have been a bit disappointed by this week’s rain totals, thus far.   Some areas have received over an inch, but most areas have not.

Let’s see how tomorrow goes and then judge the final outcome.  We could still reach the one-inch mark.  Locally higher for some.

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Here are the early morning current conditions.  This is the 4 AM readings.

Once again, it is a mild morning across the region. Some areas are already hitting the 70-degree mark.

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Easter Sunday will be cooler.  It will be dry with showers ending before sunrise.  The ground will be damp.  Breezy, at times.  That will make it feel a bit cooler.

Highs will be in the fifities and sixties.

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Droughts are hard to break.  This week is proving that.

Let’s look at the latest drought monitor maps.  Drought is expanding and strengthening.

Double-click each image to enlarge it.

As you can see, most of our region is under some type of drought.  A small part of eastern Missouri into west-central Illinois is not in drought.

Some of our region is now in severe drought, again.

This is a very large portion of the country in drought, and for this time period, it beats April 1st of 2012.

That is concerning.  Let’s hope the pattern breaks.

Long-range forecasting is complicated, at best.  There are signals for a wetter pattern over the coming month.   We have had the signal over the past few weeks, and some rain has fallen. Just not enough.

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On-and-off showers and thunderstorms will be with us into Saturday night.  Ending before sunrise on Sunday.

See the video and the graphics above and below for the rain chances for each 12-hour period.

As mentioned above, the rain has underperformed, thus far.

How much additional rain is anticipated?

Today through late Saturday night will deliver another inch of rain to most of the region.  There is hope that some areas will pick up more than an inch.  Thunderstorms will enhance totals in some areas.  I am hoping many areas receive at least an inch, but as mentioned over the last few days, our eastern counties may struggle to reach that amount.   Let’s see how it goes.

Some of you have already received more than 1.00″.  Meanwhile, others have received no measurable rain.

Peak rain days were forecast to be tonight through Saturday evening.  Rain will end west to east Saturday night.

There is some indication that my eastern counties may receive less than one inch.  That would be Owensboro south to LBL and then eastward from there.

There is an 70% chance of an additional one inch of rain.  The bulk of that is falling late tonight into Saturday evening.

There is a 10% chance that totals will exceed two inches in some locations.  That number has come down since some rain fell over the last few days.

Speaking of rainfall.

Here is the official NOAA/WPC rainfall forecast

Notice the area of lower totals over portions of Kentucky and Tennessee (lower as you travel eastward).

Double-click the graphics to enlarge them.

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.Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 66 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 42 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.20″

Six to Ten Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Average highs for this time of the year are in the lower 60s.  Average lows for this time of the year are in the lower 40s.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below-average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 68 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 43 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.30″
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Eight to Fourteen Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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