Heavy rain heading towards northeastern Wisconsin to begin Thursday going into Friday

Heavy rain is expected in northeastern Wisconsin starting Thursday afternoon until midnight, before picking up again on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Some places could see as much as 2 inches of rain depending on how the thunderstorms play out.

The National Weather Service told the Press-Gazette that there is a possibility for flooding in low lying and urban areas if hit with heavier rain. Currently, the showers are spreading through central Wisconsin, through Wausau and gradually heading towards Green Bay in the next few hours.

There is a small chance the rain will continue Sunday, alongside a 40% chance of rain on Saturday in the Fox Valley.

According to National Weather Service Meteorologist, Jason Alumbaugh, things look to be a little bit drier after a very wet summer, which has seen multiple floods due to heavy storms.

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“June was definitely wet, July was wet in spots as far as how things compared to normal. We’ve kind of slowed a little bit as far as the frequency of the heavier rain we were seeing earlier in the summer,” Almbaugh said “But that’s the way it looks right now. The next two weeks might try to trend a little drier than normal the way it looks right now.”

Rashad Alexander can be reached at ralexander@gannett.com.