Sunday will not be rain-free, but it will not be a total loss, either, as a couple rounds of scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected — one in the morning, and then another late afternoon/early evening, with likely some dry time in the middle.

We will likely start the day with some showers in the area as temperatures bottom out in the low-to-mid-60s. These come on the heels of a decaying thunderstorm complex that, as of this writing, is moving over Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. This will pass by mid-morning, and we should see a stretch of reasonably quiet conditions before a cold front gets close to the area later in the afternoon/early evening hours. High temperatures should peak in the low 80s despite an uptick in cloud cover.

As the front approaches, a second round of scattered storms should fire, and a couple of those could be on the stronger side with damaging wind gusts the primary concern. Regardless, if you’re out and about and hear thunder, it’s time to find safe shelter indoors because all thunderstorms are dangerous due to the lightning they produce. This is especially critical for the later shows at High Water.

On balance, nobody will be socked in with rain all day, and some of you may not get any at all! That’s just how this works as we get into the later spring months, after all. The risk for showers and thunderstorms should end by mid-evening, with the front pushing offshore generally before midnight.

From here, beautiful weather ensues for much of the upcoming work week (as seems to be customary in 2023), with the next rain chances not for several days.