First Alert Forecast: On and off light showers Saturday

Skies will be cloudy with on and off showers this weekend
Published: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:06 AM EDT|Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) -

Put the umbrella away Friday morning and grab a light jacket or sweatshirt.  Temperatures will fall quickly into the 50s Friday morning with very little cloud cover.  Highs for the afternoon will be in the upper 70s and a few locations may hit the 80 degree mark.  The difference going forward in regards to the forecast will be the clouds on Friday and the slight chance of rain on Saturday.  A weak low pressure system will ride through the area Saturday night and bring a few rain chances with it.  On and off light rain will be possible Saturday with more substantial rainfall late Saturday night.  The rain and clouds will be through the area Sunday morning and we’ll have sun back in the forecast by the late afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies overnight will create some difficult viewing conditions for the Perseid meteor shower. This will be the last night of the peak of the meteor shower, so if you can see any clear skies make sure to see if you can spot any meteors! Clouds will continue to increase during the morning on Saturday as scattered showers become possible. Most of the evening remains dry. Low of 55 degrees. Winds N 5-10 mph.

SATURDAY: Cloudy skies throughout the day with a few rays’ sunshine during the afternoon. Scattered showers will be possible from the early morning all the way through the evening. Heavy rain is not expected. A damp and gloomy day could be possible. Highs will remain in the upper 70s and humidity stays absent. High of 77 degrees. Winds S 5-10 mph.

SUNDAY: Cloudy skies during the early morning with scattered thunderstorms will be possible. A few thunderstorms could be possible into the early afternoon. Then the skies will begin to clear out and clouds will break by the late evening. Temperatures will remain in the 70s through the day and even with rain, the humidity stays low. High of 78 degrees. Winds SE 5-10 mph.

LONG RANGE: Clouds clearing out with mostly sunny skies for the beginning of next week. Temperatures will be near 80 degrees for much of next week with lower humidity continuing to be the trend. Showers will likely return by the end of next week but there remains no big rise in temperatures. Things staying constant through next week. Keep checking back for the latest details on your First Alert Forecast!

Daily Climate Report: Thursday, August 11th, 2022

Thursday’s High: 81

Thursday’s Low: 61

Precipitation: 0.00″

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