rowan county area forecast 400 pm edt fri may 9 2008 no changes .tonight...cloudy. showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers. patchy fog developing towards dawn. lows 49 to 54. west winds at 5 to 10 mph. chance of rain 70 percent. .saturday...partly cloudy. highs in the lower 70s. light winds. .saturday night...partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. lows around 50 in the valleys and in the mid 50s on the ridges. east winds at 5 to 10 mph. chance of rain 50 percent. .sunday...showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. highs in the mid 60s. southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. chance of rain 80 percent. .sunday night...cloudy. showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then showers likely late. lows 43 to 48. west winds at 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. chance of rain 70 percent. .monday...partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. highs in the lower 60s. .monday night...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 40s. .tuesday and tuesday night...mostly clear. highs in the lower 70s. lows in the lower 50s. .wednesday...partly cloudy with isolated showers. highs in the lower 70s. chance of rain 20 percent. .wednesday night and thursday...mostly cloudy. scattered showers and thunderstorms. lows around 50. highs around 70. chance of rain 40 percent. .thursday night...mostly cloudy with isolated showers. lows in the lower 50s. chance of rain 20 percent. .friday...partly cloudy. highs around 70.