Scattered light to moderate rain showers have been moving across the state today. The eastern part of the state has been under ample sunshine for most of the day, but clouds have moved in ahead of a band of showers that is moving east this afternoon. Amounts should be under a quarter inch with this first band has it moves east this evening. More rain is forecast later tonight into tomorrow with amounts under a quarter inch with this precipitation as well. A clap of thunder cannot be ruled out especially in the southern parts of the state this evening and overnight. Some sleet and freezing rain may mix with the precipitation in the north as well as temperatures drop to near freezing tonight.

The next storm is the one that has more questions than answers at this point. Currently, the storm is forecast to move into the state on Tuesday with some light to moderate rain. It will slowly move across the state with lingering chances of rain through at least Thursday and maybe even into early Friday morning in the east. Amounts from this second storm could be in the range of 3/4 of an inch upwards to 1.5 inches in some isolated heavier spots. This will likely lead to some river flooding across the state with the continued melting of the snowpack.

The good thing about all this is that temperatures will stay above the freezing mark for most of the next couple days and nights across the state, which lessens any chance of the rain switching over to sleet, freezing rain or snow. There is however a chance of that occurring some nights over the northern portions of the state for a few hours, but is likely not to amount to a whole lot.