DHHS Graduation Scheduled For Tonight, If Weather Permits

Students, parents, and school administrators are searching for a weather forecast that will give them hope that the Daniel Hand High School graduation, scheduled to take place Thursday at 6 p.m., will go off as planned.

Rain won't stop it, but thunder, lightning and other dangerous weather will. And the forecast for Thursday night, as of late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, called for showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

If the weather does not cooperate, the graduation will take place on Friday, June 24, at 10:00 a.m. In that case parents will be notified by an automated phone call and eNotify message after 3:00 p.m.. Notification also will be posted on the DHHS website at www.danielhand.org or cable channel 19, and on Madison Patch.

Nite In Hand, the all night graduation party planned for the seniors, will take place Thursday night no matter what. Graduates should be at the high school between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Check out will be around 5 a.m. Friday.

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Here is the current forecast for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind between 3 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.