Classic summertime pattern continues
Isolated afternoon pop-up storms will be the only things holding temperatures back over the next few days.
Temperatures have nudged back closer to earth after cracking 100° in the Metro on Wednesday, but highs have still surged well into the 90s this Thursday afternoon. Don’t expect any earth-shattering changes to the forecast through the weekend as a powerful upper-level ridge continues its dominance over the Southeast. Pop-up afternoon storms will be the only things holding temperatures back through the weekend as mostly sunny skies and southwesterly winds continue to bake the Carolinas. Temperatures will top out squarely in the 80s in the High Country through the weekend.
Our not-so-neighborhood-friendly heat dome finally loosens its grip on the Southeast by the end of the weekend, but highs across the Piedmont and Foothills should still easily saunter into the 90s to kick off the workweek on Monday. Our next shot at meaningful relief arrives by Tuesday evening as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Medium-range models are still hashing out exactly how much rain and cooler air this incoming system will bring into midweek, but the mercury should fall below 90° for some in the Metro between Tuesday and Thursday.
Tonight: Cloudy. Mild and muggy. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered PM stoms. High: 93°. Wind: S 5-10
Friday Night: Another muggy night. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Saturday: Partly sunny with scattered PM storms. High: 91°. Wind: SW 5-10.
