Even though cloudy today, highs will be in the upper 50’s today.  Highs will be in the 60’s tomorrow with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon into the overnight hours.

There is a 50% chance of rain on Sunday and Sunday night.  There are no advisories or a hazardous weather outlook today for Franklin County.

Here is a link to the seven day forecatst:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WIImu9QrJxA

Good morning!

Here is your mid day forecast.  Today it will be cloudy with a high in the upper 40’s.  Rain chances return overnight, into tomorrow.  We are supposed to have a beautiful Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 60’s., before rain returns on Saturday night into Sunday.

Here is the Hazardous weather outlook for the region:

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY IMPACTS.

THE RAINFALL MAY BE STEADY AND PERSISTENT ENOUGH TO RESULT IN STANDING WATER IN SPOTS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL WITH THE LAST EVENT AND IS FORECAST DURING THIS EVENT.

Here is a link to the full seven day forecast for Franklin County

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=185&y=93&site=pah&zmx=&zmy=&map_x=185&map_y=93#.WH-QZdQrJxB

WSIL-TV photo

WEST FRANKFORT- (Link to WSIL-TV website for full story) Investigators are calling an early-morning house fire in West Frankfort suspicious. A West Frankfort police officer said he spotted the fire around 3:15 a.m. in the 200 block of North Anna Street. Officials said the house was vacant with “For Sale” signs outside. The home is considered a total loss. One firefighter suffered a pulled hamstring while battling the blaze…….