The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rain beginning early Wednesday morning, and possibly continuing in a lighter form until Friday, December 29.

Up to 1.5 inches could fall, forecasters said, though the rain will not be accompanied by the strong winds from December’s previous storms.

The National Weather Service’s forecast for the rest of the week:

Christmas night
A chance of rain, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday
Rain, mainly after 7 a.m. Areas of fog before 1pm. High near 55. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday night
Rain, mainly before 1 a.m. Patchy fog before 1am. Low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80 pcercent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday
A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Friday night
A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

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