Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.
Forecast for Western Interior
Updated: 5:40 PM AST on October 14, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through late Wednesday night...
Tropical Storm Warning in effect...
Hurricane Watch in effect...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday
Tropical storm conditions possible. Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then occasional showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Highs 87 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. East winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to northeast 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tropical storm conditions possible. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. North winds 25 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning...then numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. North winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Partly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday
Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday
Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday
Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows 74 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday
Variably cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 88 lower elevations ranging to 76 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
... Flash Flood Watch now in effect through late Wednesday night...
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands... including the following areas... in Puerto Rico... central interior... Culebra... eastern interior... Mayaguez and vicinity... north Central... Northeast... northwest... Ponce and vicinity... San Juan and vicinity... southeast... southwest... Vieques and western interior. In Virgin Islands... St Croix and St. Thomas/St. John/adjacent islands.
* Through late Wednesday night
* abundant tropical moisture... associated with the outer fringes of Tropical Storm Omar... will continue to lift north and bring occasional bands of showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds to all of Puerto Rico... Culebra and Vieques... and all of the U.S. Virgin Islands overnight... with these bands becoming stronger through Wednesday evening. Given this scenario... heavy rains across the local islands during this prolonged period will result in significant rainfall accumulations over the next several days. Residents and visitors should therefore expect areas of moderate to heavy rainfall... with isolated rainfall totals ranging between 5 and 10 inches of rainfall through Wednesday... then increasing to 10 to 20 inches or more of accumulative rainfall through the end of the week. The Tropical Storm Omar is forecast to strengthen and eventually turn towards the north northeast and then northeast across Puerto Rico and the remainder or the local islands by mid week. Due to already saturated soils across much of the local area... only a small amount of additional rainfall would likely result in areas of Rapid River rises and flash and river flooding... along with mudslides and debris flow.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain across the watch area... which may lead to flooding. If you are in the watch area... check your preparedness requirements... especially if you have interests along area rivers. Keep informed... and be ready for quick action if flooding is observed or if a Flash Flood Warning is issued.
People in the watch area should continue to be aware of the possibility for heavy rainfall. Avoid low lying areas... and be careful when approaching Highway dips and underpasses. The heavy rain could also cause mudslides in areas of steep terrain.
Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... local TV... radio or your cable television provider for later statements and possible warnings.
This product... along with other weather... hydrological and climate information... is available on the web at http://www.Srh.NOAA.Gov/sju or at http://weather.Gov.
