Forecasters are predicting a much-needed rain in the region this weekend.

According to the National Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook, thunderstorms could develop as early as Thursday evening, but more likely the storm will arrive Friday night.

The front could bring golf-ball size hail and wind gusts of up to 60 mph, the NWS said, along with the potential for periods of “very heavy rainfall.”

Several rounds of rain are predicted throughout Saturday and Sunday, which could lead to minor flooding risks. Forecasters are calling for approximately 2 inches of rain. Hays has received just 1.94 inches of precipitation in the entire year of 2016 so far.

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