Today is expected to be another sunny, mild day, but rain chances are expected to push into the Evansville area later this week and stay for the weekend.
Rain could move into the region as soon as Thursday night, and precipitation chances remain in the forecast each day after that through Sunday, according to the current National Weather Service forecast.
Rainfall amounts from Thursday through the weekend could total up to four inches, according to a weather service advisory. That deluge, combined with melted snowfall from earlier this month, could cause minor flooding in some areas, meteorologists warned.
Currently, the weather service is calling for a 100 percent chance of showers on Friday night and during the day on Saturday. The wet forecast for the area starts Thursday night with a 50 percent chance of showers in Evansville and also includes a 60 percent chance of rain during the day on Friday. No specific percentage has been assigned to Sunday yet in the weather service's seven-day forecast, but meteorologists predict that showers will still be in the area during the day and have included a chance of light snow in Sunday night's forecast.
Today's conditions are expected to be pleasant. The forecast calls for a high temperature of 45 degrees and sunny skies with a light wind. The mercury is expected to dip into the mid-30s tonight.
Thursday's high temperature should reach the mid-50s, but the wind is also expected to be much stronger that day. According to the weather service, the Evansville area should gets sustained winds of 15 mph and could see gusts of more than 25 mph. If Thursday's temperature does reach the predicted high of 56 degrees, it would be the first time the mercury broke the 50-degree mark since Dec. 5, when the temperature reached 64, according to weather service statistics.
High temperatures on Friday and Saturday are expected to be around the 60-degree mark.
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