Temperatures cool into back half of workweek

Happy Hump Day! Tuesday’s high of 73° marked the warmest air the Charlotte Metro has seen in a month, but temperatures will fall closer to average as we roll into the back half of the workweek. That said, spring-like conditions prevail for one more day as highs roll into the mid-to-upper 60s across the Piedmont & Foothills this Wednesday afternoon, buoyed by very mild lows in the 40s and 50s this morning. Cooler air from a cold front that’s pushing into the Carolinas today will see the mercury fall near freezing for many as we wake up on Thursday, but we won’t see anything nearly as frigid as what we’ve been dealing with over the past month. Highs will top out in the mid-to-upper 50s to go along with mostly sunny skies for most around the Metro for the final two days of the workweek.

Valentine’s Day weekend gets off to a lovely start on Saturday as afternoon temperatures reach back into the lower 60s in the Queen City. Unfortunately, the heartwarming beginning to the holiday weekend doesn’t last long; an expansive storm system will sweep into the Southeast by Sunday morning, bringing widespread rain chances to the Carolinas along with it. Medium-range models suggest most locations across the WCCB Charlotte viewing area will see anywhere between a half-inch to 2″+ of rain in localized spots on Sunday. Highs will struggle to clear the 40s and 50s across the board on Sunday before recovering back into the 60s for many on Presidents’ Day Monday. Next week looks very warm, with multiple days in the 70s possible around the Metro.

Today: AM cloudy with a stray shower. PM sunny and breezy. High: 68°. Wind: NW 5-15. Gusts: 20+

Tonight: Mostly clear. Chilly again. Low: 35°. Wind: NW 5-15.

Thursday: Cool sunshine. High: 58°. Wind: NW 5-10.

Thursday Night: Variable clouds. Another chilly night. Low: 32°. Wind: N 5-10.

Friday: Mainly sunny. High: 56°. Wind: Light.