Scattered storms round out the end of the week

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Thursday through early Friday morning brings increased coverage of showers and storms, as well as the potential for localized heavy rainfall and flash

flooding. Localized swaths of heavy rainfall are difficult for models to pin down, so it is tough to say where exactly this may occur. A few models have zeroed in on the I-85 corridor as a favored area for the heaviest rainfall. The axis of an upper-level trough positioned over the Great Lakes region will shift eastward and deepen slightly through Friday before pulling off towards the northeast

into the weekend. On Friday, a surface front is likely to stall over the north to central tier of our region, acting as a focal point for multiple rounds of scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms. With the heavy moisture in the atmosphere that is supporting potential heavy rainfall totals and localized flash flooding considerations through the first half of the weekend. In line with this, the Weather Prediction Center has our area in marginal risk for excessive rainfall. Additionally, the Storm Prediction Center does bring a Marginal Risk of severe weather into the north-northeast portions of the region on Friday, with possible damaging wind gusts being the primary threat. With ample cloud cover and a wetter overall pattern, daytime high temperatures will be held down slightly ranging from the mid-80s to low-90s across the area through the end of the weekend. Rain and thunderstorm chances begin to decrease as we move into the second half of the weekend, as a broad upper-level ridge begins to build and shift over the area by early next week.