Thirty percent of rain at five PM
I check the screen and then I check again
Is it a drizzle or a sudden pour
I keep my sneakers right beside the door
A fingertrail across the windowpane
Moving slowly over the county line
Humidity is sitting ninety-two
I trace the fogged-up window looking through
Cloud cover eighty-seven barometer is low
I study every shadow that the heavy branches throw
Is that a shift in wind direction coming from the west
I count the quiet seconds resting heavy on my chest
Today's forecast says partial sun and overcast
Will the bright sky stay or fade away too fast
Wind blowing ten miles an hour to the east
Watching the leaves spin round without a lease
Yeah thirty percent just thirty percent
Wondering where all the morning sunlight went
Temperature is hovering sixty-four
I left a folded sweater on the floor
High pressure system heading out to sea
I wonder what that weather means for me
The gutter's steady tapping out its frame
Every gray cloud starts to look the same
Dew point is rising on the porch outside
Nowhere for the morning haze to hide
Today's forecast says partial sun and overcast
Will the bright sky stay or fade away too fast
Wind blowing ten miles an hour to the east
Watching the leaves spin round without a lease
Yeah thirty percent just thirty percent
Wondering where all the morning sunlight went
Ticking clock on the bedside table shelf
I calculate the probabilities myself
Is it a gust or just a gentle breeze
Swaying through the tops of maple trees
The skylight shows a flicker gray turns to blue
Holding my breath till the sky clears through
Today's forecast says partial sun and overcast
Will the bright sky stay or fade away too fast
Wind blowing ten miles an hour to the east
Watching the leaves spin round without a lease
Yeah thirty percent just thirty percent
Wondering where all the morning sunlight went
Barometer steady now
Overcast sky partial sun somehow
Just checking the screen once more
Beside the door
