Additional rain is expected Thursday night into Friday morning. Clearing is expected between 2 and 4 PM Friday.
Friday night and early Saturday morning will feature cold temperatures— at or below freezing for much of the area.
NBM Minimum Temperatures by 8AM Saturday (Click on image for a larger view.)
Brief outlook for the weekend—
Saturday will be sunny and relatively chilly. High temps around 48º.
Halloween evening— clear and dry with temps around 40º
Sunday will be milder in the morning with significant cloudiness, but a cold front moves in during the late afternoon preceded and accompanied by some showers/rain. High near 58, but temps fall again during the evening following a quick dip in the jet stream.
Incredibly, the extended GFS model has another tropical storm/Hurricane forecast in two weeks.
Thursday 6:45 AM Update— Last night’s 2AM (06z) GFS still maintains the same 2-3” rainfall as previously posted. Rain begins to taper to lighter showers between 8-9 PM tonight.
Wednesday 10PM Update— Tonight’s models just becoming available have delayed the heavy rain onset to just after daybreak and have shifted the heaviest rain southward. Reduce the rain totals posted below by about 1 inch less than the amounts, shown except for Delaware.
Based on the latest GFS model, here’s the current total rain forecast expected from our encounter with the remnants of Zeta on Thursday—
GFS accumulated Rain Forecast by Friday late morning. (Click on image for a larger view.)
Rain will start between midnight and daybreak Thursday. The heaviest rain will occur in the afternoon, tapering after 8 PM. Highest wind gusts about 5 PM into early evening, about 30-35 mph.
