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Rain still coming, but may be later

It may take a little longer to get the rain going tonight that first thought, and it may last longer into Saturday. We are awaiting a strong cold front pushing in from the west, and also whatever showers can develop as an upper-level disturbance lifts Gulf of Mexico moisture northward this evening. Some showers and storms have occurred east of us today, and as this 48-hour rainfall forecast map shows, we might be in a gap again with 1/2 to 3/4 inch amounts and larger amounts both east and west.

So the short answer for anyone with outdoor plans tonight, including high school football playoffs: Showers may develop at anytime, but the heaviest rain may hold off until late tonight or early Saturday.

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    Kevin Myatt works on the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, writing a weekly weather column and advising the newsroom on weather topics. He helps guide students on a storm chasing trip to the central U.S. each May and was an editor for "Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States."

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