Remnants of Helene stick around all weekend

Rainfall totals in the past 24 hours ranged from 1-2 inches in parts of the Columbus area to locally 3-6 inches in a band through the south-central part of the state. In many places, the rain made a dent in the nearly four-month drought.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene lingering in western Kentucky will slowly pivot east, after having merged with an upper-level low. Moisture will continue to rotate north in a counterclockwise spiral, resulting in scattered showers through Monday, with relatively light rain amounts.

Temperatures won't fluctuate much due to heavy cloud cover and high humidity, from the low to mid-70s during the day down to the mid-60s at night.

A cold front will arrive late on Tuesday, accompanied by a few showers and storms, which will sweep cooler and drier air into the region on Wednesday through the rest of the week.

• Forecast

• Tonight: Periods of rain. Low 64
• Sunday: Cloudy, showers continue. High 73
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, few showers p.m. High 76 (64)
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers. High 79 (63)
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, cooler. High 71 (54)
• Thursday: Sunny. High 74 (47)
• Friday: Sunny. High 79 (50)