Wet and Red, Kenmare Street by Shawn Hoke Photography on Flickr

Stop me if you've heard this one before. It is very tempting to just cut-and-paste last Friday's forecast into this space as the current weather forecast is a virtual repeat. High pressure to our north is slowly moving eastward and a low pressure system with lots of rain will soon arrive. The high is a bit further north this time, so instead of 60-degree weather we're looking at east winds, cloudy skies, and the mercury hugging the low 40s for the rest of the day.

Rain may begin overnight tonight but grows more likely as the day progresses tomorrow. If the timing of an upper level disturbance and the surface low occur as expected there could be heavy rain Thursday night. The Weather Service is talking about 1-2 inches of rain over the city and 3-4 inches for locations north and west. Those were the same locations that got over four inches of rain last weekend so there's the potential for widespread flooding by Friday. The storm will push warmer air our way. Tomorrow's high should reach the low 50s and the mid 50s are likely on Friday.

For the most part the rain should stop by Friday afternoon. This weekend is looking much better than the same weekend 123 years ago. There should be a mix of sun and clouds Saturday and Sunday with highs both days in the lower 50s.