Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Forecast for Defiance
Updated: 5:44 PM EST on March 11, 2010
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers in the evening...then chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Friday
Areas of dense fog in the morning. Partly cloudy in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
for the Tiffin River near Stryker * until further notice. * Due to a gauge malfunction... the stage is unknown at this time but estimated at about 10.3 feet at 11 am Thursday. * Minor flooding is forecast to continue. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue to rise and crest near 13.5 feet around 8 PM Sunday March 14. Additional rises are possible thereafter. * At 13.0 feet... flood waters begin to affect some farm buildings near Stryker and flood some secondary roads.
Flood Watch
Statement as of 11:37 AM EST on March 11, 2010
The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a * Flood Watch for the Saint Joseph River Ohio above Newville. * From late Friday night until further notice. * At 10 am Thursday the stage was 10.3 feet and rising. * Flooding is possible. * Flood stage is 12.0 feet. * Forecast... if current precipitation forecasts hold... the river will rise above flood stage Friday night and crest above 12.5 feet early next week. * At 11.0 feet... minor agricultural and lowland flooding begins.