Heavy rains and thunderstorms predicted to pour on the Ames area this week are not likely to cause river and stream flooding.

Though thunderstorms and rain moved across central Iowa on Tuesday and are expected to continue Wednesday night and though Thursday, the precipitation is not substantial enough to cause Ames rivers to overflow, said National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small.

“Any water rise should stay within the banks of Ames rivers,” Small said. “It’s been dry enough where the rivers have recovered from the August flooding and will not flood to that level this week.”

The heavy rains are a bigger concern in southern Iowa, where flooding is likely, Small said.

A break from wet weather can be expected Wednesday morning, with thunderstorms and rain moving in Wednesday afternoon and staying through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast.

Clear conditions and temperatures in the 60s and 70s are predicted for the weekend.