Wet start to The Masters?

By Special Arrangement with The Augusta Chronicle

Article by Bianca Cain Johnson

Pic by Golf Week

April 5, 2014. Pull out your umbrellas and jackets if you’re heading to the Masters next week because it could be a wet one.

A weather system from the Gulf is expected to come through the area Sunday and could stick around through Wednesday evening, bringing showers and cooler-than-ideal temperatures.

Mike Proud, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said the forecast is predicting mid-60s for the beginning of the week, but it could actually be lower.

“We may struggle for the mid-60s at mid week,” Proud said.

It’s also a little too early to tell just how wet the beginning of the week will be. Sunday has a 50 percent chance of rain and Monday has a 60 percent chance.

After the system moves through Wednesday evening, temperatures are expected to climb back up to normal, but it could be a gradual climb.

“By Friday, we ought to be back toward 70 degrees,” Proud said.