Toasty temps ahead
Heat, humidity levels, and storm chances rise this weekend, which could make March's first full weekend feel more like May.
Happy Hump Day! After back-to-back dreary days in the 50s, the Carolinas are getting ready to shed the wedge and see a major warm-up through the back half of the workweek. Expect highs to run well into the 60s & 70s across the board this Wednesday afternoon as a ridge of high pressure to our southeast pumps much warmer air into the WCCB Charlotte viewing area. Temperatures should take another step in the spicier direction on Thursday & Friday as highs soar close to 80Β° around the Metro.
Not only will temperatures continue their climb over the next several days, but humidity levels will, too; while it won’t exactly feel like summer as we roll into the weekend, dew points approaching 60Β° will bring the highest humidity levels we’ve seen so far this year. The rising mercury and humidity levels may also provide some limited fuel for showers and thunderstorms within the Friday-Sunday timeframe as a sluggish disturbance sags towards the Carolinas. While widespread rain is unlikely, you may want to keep the umbrella handy this weekend, just in case. Highs should hover near 80Β° in the Queen City through the weekend into early next week before another cooldown arrives by next Wednesday.
Today: AM mostly cloudy. PM mostly sunny. High: 75Β°. Wind: SW 5-15.
Tonight: Variable clouds. Mild. Low: 53Β°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy early with more sunshine later in the day. PM stray shower? High: 78Β°. Wind: SW 5-15. Gusts: 20+
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Even milder. Low: 58Β°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Friday: Another very warm day. PM stray shower? High: 80Β°. Wind: SW 5-15.
