Above average temperatures through the weekend
AM Headlines:
- Warm and Mostly Sunny Friday
- Cloudy and Cooler Saturday
- Soaring into the 70s Sunday
- Sunday PM Cold Front
- Cool and Soggy Next Week
Discussion:
Today will stay warm with highs in the low 70s, mostly dry outside of a few spotty showers thanks to a stalled front south of the area. High pressure builds into the northeast Saturday, keeping things cloudy and cooler with highs in the low 60s. A warm front will lift across the region Sunday leading to highs back in the low to mid 70s — the record for Charlotte on 2/9 is 77, set back in the 1994 — we will likely stay just below that. A stronger cold front will move through Sunday night bringing more rain chances with cooler air spilling into the region next week. The front will stall near the area leading to a soggy and unsettled forecast with highs in the mid 40s to low 50s and lows falling into the upper 30s. A wintry mix will be possible for the higher elevations Monday, before turning to cold showers. Next week will bring the most rainfall we have seen across the region in weeks, which will be helpful to the worsening drought, but not the best forecast for all trying to get outside. Temperatures will warm and we will begin to dry out by Valentine’s Day.
