Next rain chance comes in Wednesday

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It’s been a fantastic start to the week, but our next rain chance is expected to return soon.

A slow-moving cold front will move through Wednesday and part of Thursday, and occasional showers and storms will be developing out ahead of it. Is this going to be a rain chance that pleases every town? Likely not. But is it a chance? Yes. And we’ll take every single chance we can get right now.

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This Evening & Overnight

We do not expect any wet weather this evening, so any plans or activities should be full go! We’re warmer than we were last night, but thankfully our humidity hasn’t spiked all that much. This will be pretty typical for an early August evening.

Low temperatures for tonight. (WNEM) Temperatures will be a little bit warmer tonight, with most of our lows likely staying in the 60s. There may be a slight rise in humidity, but a bigger jump will come on Wednesday.

Winds will be around 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the southwest overnight, with gusts near 15 miles per hour.

Wednesday & Thursday

What the radar could look like at 7 AM Wednesday. (WNEM) The first of the showers will be possible on Wednesday morning, but many will be waiting until Wednesday afternoon and evening. Those who have the best chance to see rain early in the day will be those closest to US-127 and just to the east. With how beautiful we’ve been Monday & Tuesday, the atmosphere is very dry and it will take time to get enough moisture locally to support rain hitting the ground.

What the radar could look like at 11 AM Wednesday. (WNEM) Because the front will be lagging behind, showers and storms won’t have ideal support, so there may be a “brokeness” to the coverage of rain. As mentioned above, this could mean that some areas get left out while others benefit. In addition, this also means there will be windows of dry time too.

What the radar could look like at 6 PM Wednesday. (WNEM) On the flip side, because the front is moving so slow, rain chances won’t end completely until sometime on Thursday. So if you don’t get much early in the day, don’t lose hope just yet. At least give it Wednesday night and early Thursday.

What the radar could look like at 10 PM Wednesday. (WNEM) Rain totals are still being ironed out, but there seems to be at least a consensus that most pick up less than 0.50″ between Wednesday and Thursday, and totals over that would be more of an outlier associated with any extended downpours.

High temperatures for Wednesday. (WNEM) Highs will be in the 70s and 80s on Wednesday, warmest to the south and east where the front and rain arrive latest. Southwest winds will be 5 to 15 miles per hour.

Severe weather chances will be on the lower side, but we’ll continue to monitor how things progress the next few days.

Rain will continue into into Thursday morning, but should wind down as we head toward the afternoon.

Highs will be cooler than Wednesday, with mostly middle to upper 70s. Winds will turn northeasterly for most of the day, and should stay around 5 to 15 miles per hour.

Next rain chance comes in Wednesday

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