Wedge keeps temperatures much cooler midweek
AM Headlines:
- Forecast 180 Today
- Warming Up Thursday
- Springlike & Unsettled Weekend
- Cooler Next Week
Discussion:
After records smashed across the region yesterday, a wedge like setup will keep temperatures much cooler today. A backdoor cold front moved through overnight, allowing cool dense air from a strong high pressure system spill into the Carolinas. This wedge traps cooler air near the surface under a thick layer of clouds. This means a dreary, damp and much cooler day today. Highs will struggle to break out of the 40s and 50s, with patchy drizzle possible, especially in the northern Piedmont and Foothills. By Thursday, southwest winds pick u pas high pressure moves off the New England coast, quickly breaking down the wedge. Temps will surge back into the 60s and 70s, but scattered showers may develop as warmer air overrides the retreating cooler air. The weekend remains unseasonably warm, but a series of weak disturbances will keep rain chances at play with the best shot for storms late Sunday as a cold front approaches the area. The front will usher in the return of cooler temperatures with below average highs in the 40s and 50s for the Piedmont and Foothills and the a possible wintry mix for the mountains early next week.
