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If you’ve got festivities or barbeques planned for Labor Day weekend, you may need to keep an eye out for the weather that may rain on your parade.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley station are anticipating heavy rain throughout the weekend and into early next week.
“Low pressure in the middle layers of the atmosphere, combined with daytime heating and deep tropical moisture, will produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms the next several days,” the NWS said in an update Thursday afternoon. “Heavy rain is possible daily, especially with slower-moving showers and thunderstorms.”
The NWS said the confidence is “medium to high” that the heavy rain will occur.
The forecast on Friday says there’s a 30% to 50% chance of heavy rain, with those odds increasing to 40% to 60% for Saturday and Sunday. The odds are even higher for Monday and Tuesday, which has a forecast of 50% to 70% chance of heavy rain.
If driving during the weather event, the NWS warns that it’ll be difficult in downpours with near zero visibility at times. They encourage motorists to check tire tread wear, pressure and repair or replace as well as checking brake pads/shoes for wear, in addition to inspecting windshield wipers for dry rot.
