Brief Sunday afternoon update

The rain forecast to arrive late this afternoon is now delayed until later tonight per the latest forecast model runs. That also means that the precipitation will take longer to depart on Monday. Thus Memorial Day itself now looks to be damp through at least the lunch hour, with mostly cloudy skies persisting all day. Temperatures will begin the day in the mid-50s before climbing into the upper 60s for afternoon highs.

Tuesday and Tuesday night then both look very wet, with Mecklenburg County rain gauges collecting up to an inch of liquid by Wednesday morning:

Tuesday will also be raw and chilly under cloudy skies, with an easterly breeze and afternoon highs only climbing to the mid-60s. Wednesday will be a bit warmer but still likely damp and cloudy. We'll take a closer look at mid-week conditions in Wednesday's blogpost.