Record Warmth Into Heart of Workweek
A weak rainmaking system sweeps in by the end of the workweek, but rain totals don't look impressive.
Happy Hump Day! It’s going to feel a lot more like early September than mid-November over the next couple of days. Highs will challenge records during the afternoons on Wednesday and Thursday, topping out near 80Β° across the Piedmont and Foothills. Sunshine and winds mainly out of the south and west will keep things comfortable in the High Country as temperatures crescendo closer to 70Β°. Cooler air arrives by the weekend; some much-needed rain visits the Carolinas around this timeframe, as well.
A weak and slow-moving rainmaking system will push into the Southeast from the northwest by Friday. The impact on temperatures will be noticeable; highs will be in the 40s, 50s, and lower 60s this weekend. The impact on the drought – not so much. Still, we’ll take what we can get at this point. Isolated-to-widely-scattered rain chances linger from Friday into Sunday as the front passes through, then briefly stalls to our east. The start of next week looks cool, sunny, and dry as highs top out in the 50s and 60s.
Today: Warm sunshine. Record highs. High: 80Β°. Wind: SE 5-10.
Tonight: Clear and comfy. Low: 54Β°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Thursday: Another warm day. Approaching record highs. High: 80Β°. Wind: SW 5-15.
Thursday Night: Clouds build. Mild. Low: 58Β°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Friday: Cloudy with scattered showers. Much cooler. High: 59Β°. Wind: NE 5-15.
