Chilly days and cold night will stay with us this week

Sunny Skies, Cooler With Another Cold Front

EXCERPT: Cold weather stays with us for most of the week!

SUBTITLE: The WCCB Charlotte viewing area won’t see so much as a drop of rain over the next five days.

Sunny days with cooler than normal temperatures will be the rule for most of this week.  We will not set any records, but we will continue to be a few degrees below climate averages.   Expect highs in the 40s and lower 50s across the western half of the Carolinas as plentiful sunshine breaks out once again this afternoon. Lows will fall into the 20s and 30s overnight before we take another slightly warmer direction on Wednesday.  Afternoon temperatures will end up near average in the upper 50s around the Metro. Any hope of an extended warm-up this week will be dashed as a dry cold front sweeps in by Wednesday night. Highs will fall back into the lower 50s in the Queen City on Thursday before we wake up to teens and 20s Friday morning.

Our next shot at significant rainfall lies at the end of the weekend. Models continue to suggest an area of low pressure will develop in the Gulf by Saturday before sweeping northeastward towards the Carolinas. There is still significant disagreement on the system’s track, but there’s a decent chance the Metro and eastward pick up measurable rainfall Sunday into early Monday before things clear out again. We’ll keep you weather-wise as the forecast becomes clearer.

Tonight: Mostly Clear. Near freezing. Low: 32°. Wind: Light.

Wednesday: Mainly sunny. Seasonable. High: 57°. Wind: NE 5-10.

Wednesday Night: Variable clouds. Getting breezy. Low: 34°. Wind: NE 5-15.

Thursday: Chilly sunshine. Blustery. High: 51°. Wind: NE 5-15.