Good Morning Cedar Valley! It's Wednesday, May 13, 2009.

Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 46.

Today in the Cedar Valley:

- A Garden Chat at the Arboretum will be 9 to 10 a.m. at the Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, 1927 E. Orange Road, Waterloo. Admission is free.

- The Thunder Ridge Farmers' Market is open from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Thunder Ridge mall parking lot in Cedar Falls.