Fantastic Friday, Soggy Saturday Ahead
The drier conditions have been nice, but stifling humidity moves back into the Carolinas for the long haul this weekend.
Happy Friday! While we (mostly) made it into the weekend in one piece, unfortunately, the lovely drier air we’ve seen for the past couple of days will not be coming with us. This Friday afternoon, winds out of the north and east will do their best to combat a moisture-laden parcel of air to our south, but resistance will be futile. As we close out the workweek, expect highs to top out in the mid-to-upper 80s in the Piedmont and Foothills with 70s in the High Country.
Rain chances will largely increase after midnight tonight as low pressure moves in from the south. Models are still in disagreement over exactly how much rain we’ll see around the WCCB Charlotte viewing area — short-range models put many communities over 1″ while long-range ones keep most of us under 0.5″. However, there is general agreement that the worst of the rain should move out by the mid-afternoon hours on Saturday. While rain chances fall into the back half of the weekend, temperatures will only climb from here. The 90s return to the forecast by Sunday and will stick around for much of the second week of August.
Today: Plentiful sunshine. Isolated storms late. High: 87°. Wind: E 5-10.
Tonight: Clouds build with storm chances increasing late. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Saturday: Scattered storms early, becoming more isolated later in the day. High: 87°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Saturday Night: Isolated storms give way to some clearing late. Low: 68°. Wind: Light.
Sunday: Hot sunshine. Isolated PM storms. High: 90°. Wind: SE 5-10.
