The all-day soaker predicted for Friday, Nov. 11, won’t begin to abate until the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

“It’s going to begin overnight tonight,” said meteorologist Miranda Fullertonon Thursday. “It’ll probably be knocking on Butler’s door probably in the predawn hours. And then we’re expecting some pretty widespread rain ... moderate to heavy at times ... to persist through late Friday night into early Saturday.”

And even then, the weather stands a good chance of staying dreary, she added.

“We’ve got a cold front,” she said. “I think the bulk of the heavy rain will be done, as we progress into midday Saturday, but we’re going to have a pretty significant cold front that’ll come through.”

“We’re anticipating residual showers, perhaps some enhanced showers ... cloudy, a little breezy, cold — that type of setup for Saturday and Sunday,” she added.

The rain means organizers of the annual Veterans Day Parade on Butler’s Main Street have canceled the event due to the weather.

Residents might also want to make other adjustments.

“My best advice that I can give, is to get out today (Thursday) and clean out your yards from the leaves, before they get wet,” Fullerton said.

“I know a lot of our media partners are spreading the word of clogging drains due to falling and lying leaves on the road that might cause some localized flooding,” she said.

She warned people living near creeks, rivers and streams to watch for any flood-prone or low-lying areas with poor drainage, which she said could become flood risks.

“It only takes a couple inches of water to move a car,” she said.

She and other experts always urge drivers to “Turn around. Don’t drown” whenever they encounter a flooded roadway, she said. That flood risk, however, will likely be limited in scale because of the dryness pervading the region recently, she added.

The abrupt shift in weather comes, in part, from remnants of Hurricane Nicole as it drifts north. Rain related to that event likely will find its way as far west as Ohio in the coming days, she said.

The forecasts might have surprised people who enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather early this week, but experts from the National Weather Service expressed confidence about their predictions.

They relied on several computer models and variations to project Nicole’s northward expansion, and they routinely gauge those models against trends in weather to see how well they’re performing.

“I would just say enjoy the warm weather now, because our second summer is coming to an end,” Fullerton said. “It’s going to get cold next week, and it will feel much more seasonable — November-like or maybe even colder.”