Round #1 of rain showers pushed through the area during the overnight hours last night. While most of it was a nice steady rain (great for farmers!!), there were some embedded heavier showers. Here are the rain totals from the onset of precip, Thursday evening until it tapered off Friday morning:
Dover .56"
Georgetown .6"
Salisbury .74"
Ocean City .79"
Wallops Island .9"
Even though the rain has ended, it's only temporary. More rain is headed our way this evening through Saturday evening. Before the rain arrives, though, the other big headline will be the warmth. Temperatures will be almost 20 degrees warmer today than yesterday with a southerly breeze. As a cold front advances the rain showers will return to the area tonight. Waves of energy, or areas of low pressure, will ride along the front enhancing the rainfall. Even a thunderstorm is possible tonight or tomorrow. We could see over an additional 1" (locally 2-3" may not be out of the question) of rain from this evening until Saturday evening before the rain finally winds down Saturday night.
The models are now hinting that the front may slow down and linger right off the coast on Sunday. That would keep clouds in the forecast at least for Sunday morning before a high pressure system to the north forces the system out to sea and brings a return to sunny skies. Keep the umbrella handy!
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