Rain today, coastal storm more likely this weekend

Rain will continue to overspread the area from SW to NE this morning and will continue off and on through the day. Highs will be in the low 50s. Expect clearing skies late tonight, as high pressure builds in tomorrow bringing mostly sunny skies into the first half of the weekend. Highs tomorrow and Saturday will be in the low to mid 50s.

Overnight, the models came into better agreement regarding the storm system that looks to affect the area on Sunday.

Current guidance shows low pressure developing and moving along the Gulf coast interacting with energy diving down from Canada. This will cause a stronger storm to develop over the southeast and move northeast off the mid-atlantic coast.

While confidence is increasing that this storm will affect the area, it is still too early to tell how much of an impact it will have and whether we see rain, snow or a mix. Hopefully we continue to see the agreement in the models as we move closer to the event and can begin forecasting how much rain or snow we see.

At any rate, the potential continues to exist that a significant winter storm could affect the state on Sunday.