Weather Forecast: National Weather Service Issues Hazardous Weather Outlook

With rain expected this weekend, the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region, claiming localized flooding is a possibility.

Saturday is expected to have a high temperature of 49 degrees and a 100 percent chance of rainfall, mainly before 5 p.m. Rainfall totals should be between half and three-quarters of an inch.

“Rainfall combined with snow melt will result in minor to possibly moderate rises in area rivers and streams this weekend into early next week,” according to the National Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook. ”The larger rivers and streams across the area are expected to remain below bankfull, but the increase flow will cause ice to break up and move during this time. This will cause ice to break up and move during this time.”

Here’s your weekend weather forecast from the National Weather Service:

• Saturday: Rain, mainly before 5 p.m. Areas of fog. High near 49. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 7 p.m. Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.