Cool and Wet

Light to occasionally moderate rain has been falling for a few hours around the area and will continue to do so for most of the morning. The wet weather today is being aided by a frontal boundary that is located near the Mississippi River, isentropic ascent, PVA, and weak WAA. The front and dynamics should exit to our east this evening, which means we'll begin to dry out. In the meantime, it appears that we may get a very short break in the rain for an hour or two between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., but a second round of rain will be likely this afternoon. The second round may produce slightly heavier rain, but storm totals should generally be less than 0.75". Cloudy skies and rain will also keep temperatures on the cool side today with highs only topping out near 62. Rain should end from west to east shortly after 7 p.m. as the frontal boundary pushes through the area, but low clouds will linger throughout the night. Weak CAA will allow lows to drop near 52 despite the cloud cover. We'll get a chance to dry out for about 48 hours before a stronger system moves toward the region.