3/24 - 8:30pm - Rain, Temperature Drop

We've been really behind on rain for the month of March, and it took me until today to realize just how badly we needed it. At around 1pm today we had a fire drill at school, which required us to walk to the football practice field and stand for a while. The grass on the field was a bright yellow color and crunched underfoot, but the part that got me was the dust cloud that formed over us as we walked on it. I'd say that it's pretty dry! And did I mention that it was 75 degrees for a high today?

A bit of relief is on the way tonight, with rain already showing up to our west on Doppler Plus:



It looks like we'll see about a half inch of rain here tonight as this system ahead of a cold front passes, with some thunder possible. The rain should end at around lunchtime tomorrow and leave us with a high only in the lower 60's. More rain will come through early Thursday, with Saturday looking very wet and maybe even severe at this point. Temperatures will hold in the lower 60's again for Thursday, but we'll warm up to highs in the mid 60's for Friday and Saturday.

Another cold front will come through on late Saturday and temperatures will take a hit. We'll see upper 50's for Sunday, but we'll recover into the lower 60's by Tuesday.