COLUMBIA, S.C. - Rain chances ramp up for the Midlands overnight into our First Alert Weather Day Monday. Heavy rain could pose a flash flood risk in addition to parts of the area seeing a few strong thunderstorms.

A soggy, wet end to our Mother’s Day Weekend is in store across the Midlands. Rain, sometimes heavy, and thunderstorms will lift northward through this evening and overnight. This could create some minor flooding in parts of the area by the early morning hours. Give yourself extra time getting on the roadways for your Monday morning commute!

Monday is still a First Alert Weather Day for the likelihood of disruptive conditions that will be felt across much of the area. Rain and heavy downpours are expected to stick around for much of the day. This could also create a flash flood threat, especially for areas with poor drainage and are low-lying. Rainfall totals from Sunday night into Monday night could be up to 1-3″. We’ll also be monitoring the risk of strong storms through the day. A ‘Marginal 1/5 Risk’ remains in place for the region for the possibility of gusty winds and a brief spin-up within isolated strong storms, if any.

While the chance of rain will start to trend down a bit, Tuesday will feature widely scattered showers during the day. Temperatures by this time will start to warm back up closer to normal in the lower 80s.

Our weather pattern should become much quieter towards the end of the week once this pesky system exits to the north. Temperatures will start to heat up likely to the lower 90s by this upcoming Friday.

Tonight: Periods of heavy rain with occasional thunderstorms. Low temperatures bottom out in the middle 60s.

First Alert Weather Day (Monday): Scattered downpours and an isolated severe risk likely through the day. Temperatures peak in the middle 70s.

Tuesday: Warmer with widely scattered showers and thunder. Highs near 80-degrees.

Wednesday: Few lingering showers possible. Expect temperatures in the lower 80s.

Thursday: Mainly sunny. High temperatures in the upper 80s.

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