Flash Flood Watch in effect through late tonight... 3 PM until 9 PM...a chance of thunderstorms. Showers through 6 PM...then showers likely until 9 PM. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 80 percent. 9 PM to 3 am...cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Forecast for Athens
Updated: 3:25 PM EDT on July 4, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through late tonight...
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening...then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph this evening... becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of northeast Kentucky... southeast Ohio and West Virginia... including the following areas... in northeast Kentucky... Boyd and Greenup. In southeast Ohio... Athens... Gallia... Jackson OH... Lawrence OH... Morgan... Meigs... Perry... Vinton and Washington. In West Virginia... Barbour... Braxton... Cabell... Calhoun... Clay... Doddridge... Gilmer... Harrison... Jackson WV... Kanawha... Lewis... Mason... Pleasants... Putnam... Randolph... Ritchie... Roane... Taylor... Tyler... Upshur... Webster... Wirt and wood.
* Through late tonight
* repetitive showers will continue tonight. The ground is wetter than normal... in much of the watch area... due to above normal rains in June.
A nearly stationary front was located along the Ohio River. This front will drift slowly south tonight. A series of surface and upper disturbances will move across the area through Saturday... enhancing continues rainfall along the front.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Rain amounts near 2 inches would be needed to initiate flooding along the vulnerable small streams.
Flash flooding is a dangerous situation. If you live along a flood prone small stream... monitor water levels periodically this Holiday if showers persist. Campers should avoid low spots near streams.
Be prepared to take action... should water levels rise quickly or a flash flood warnings is issued.
Please report high water to the National Weather Service by calling toll free... 877-633-6772.
