Warmer and wetter pattern ahead
Isolated-to-scattered showers and storms are in the forecast for much of the week ahead as a sluggish rainmaking system stalls to our north.
Mostly cloudy skies in the morning kept temperatures in the 70s for most of the Piedmont and Foothills, but now that the sunshine has returned, highs have soared into the 80s this Easter Sunday afternoon. Expect another warm day to kick off the workweek as highs return to the 70s and 80s across the board despite the return of mostly cloudy skies. What we really need, though, is some rain – we’ll finally get some as we move into the heart of the workweek.
A slow-moving rainmaking system will saunter into the Carolinas by Tuesday. While widespread heavy rain is unlikely for our second day of the workweek, scattered showers and storms will cruise through the WCCB Charlotte viewing area later in the day. The incoming front will stall to the north of the Carolinas, allowing for increased humidity and rising rain chances through the remainder of the week. Drier air won’t arrive until the weekend as a second front clears the moisture to the east. We won’t have to deal with the scorching heat, but highs largely stay near, at, or above 80º in the Metro over the next five days.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Mild. Low: 62°. Wind: S 5-10.
Monday: Mostly cloudy early, then variable clouds. High: 85°. Wind: SW 5-15. Gusts: 20+
Monday Night: Variable clouds. Another mild night. Low: 62°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with PM scattered showers and storms. High: 79°. SW 5-10.
