As we close out the month of September, our weather pattern will be looking like what we saw most of this month: rainy.

Most of Central Florida will be in a flood watch from noon Monday through Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. The only county not included in the watch is Sumter County.

Those warnings are as follows:

Two-day rainfall accumulations may reach 4 to 6 inches in isolated spots, the National Weather Service says.

People who live in neighborhoods that have already been flooded are watching the forecast very closely. That's especially true for people living along the St. Johns River.

The river is at what's called "minor flood stage" in Astor, which is near the Lake-Volusia County border. The river is already rising into people's backyards.

Volusia County's Emergency Operations Center used its mass notification phone system to notify homeowners along the river about the potential for flooding.

Because of the concerns about the St. Johns River, the city of Astor in Lake County is providing sand for people who live there.

Families can take enough sand to fill up to 20 bags from Lake County Fire Station 10. That's located on State Road 40.  Residents must bring their own shovels and their own bags.

Meanwhile in Flagler County, because of the flooding in Palm Coast the city is asking residents not to use excessive water over the next few days for things like laundry, irrigation and washing cars.

The reason is they want to reduce the amount of wastewater to help the sewer system catch-up with the flood water.

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It appears that we will see rain in the forecast everyday through the rest of this week with high rain chances in the forecast throughout the day today.  With already saturated ground, an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain may still fall over a large portion of the area through the day with some places receiving as much as 4 to 6 inches in isolated areas.  All of this is expected to lead to some localized flooding and ponding on the roads, particularly where flooding is already occurring.  With heavy rain in the forecast again overnight and tomorrow, there is a Flood Watch in place for most of Central Florida through this evening.

A low that has formed in the Western Gulf is moving along an existing stationary boundary draped across North Florida.  This low will be passing to our North over the next 36 hours, keeping our atmosphere energized with plenty of available moisture.  Once the low moves into the Atlantic today, a front will be pulled through the area helping to produce more showers and storms during the afternoon.  Behind the front, rain chances will drop briefly, but a second front later in the week will mean elevated rain chances again by Friday and Saturday.  With a nearly saturated atmosphere in place, conditions will be muggy and mild overnight, with lows in the lower to middle 70s.  Low clouds and fog will be possible near sunrise for the next few mornings.  Afternoon high temperatures will continue to top out in the upper 80s for the next few days.

Once the low passes on to the Northeast, it will help drag the front South of us, dropping our rain chances late Wednesday into early Friday.  Another front will race through the Midwest, getting here by late Friday into early Saturday.  More showers & storms are anticipated, but after the front goes South, Sunday & Monday will become much drier.  As long as this plays out, we will be able to get a brief break from the rain.

In the Atlantic, an area of low pressure West of Bermuda has become Invest 97.  There is about a 30 percent chance for it to become a subtropical low within three to five days.  No concern of it impacting the US.  Pretty quiet for the rest of the Tropics.

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