CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Meteorological fall started Wednesday, September 1st, and it certainly won’t feel like the summer we’ve been (trying to get) used to over the past few months. In fact, many of us will be waking up to the tune of 40s and 50s Friday morning. While the daytime highs ahead won’t exactly be *cool*, they will be below-average for this time of year in the 70s and 80s through the first half of the weekend.
Here’s what’s going on. The remnants of Ida have formed an extratropical frontal system to our northeast. A strong area of continental high pressure originating from Canada is building in from our northwest. The counter-clockwise flow from the remnants of Ida will team up with the clockwise flow of the high pressure to open the floodgates for cool air to spill in from the north (see above). Expect this pocket of cooler, comfortable air to stick around through Saturday.
While a few scattered showers and storms are possible Wednesday night, rain chances will take a dive as the cold front corresponding to Ida’s remnants passes us to the east. Very little rain will be in the forecast for the next seven days. Not only will the passing cold front cool us down, but it will also bring much drier and stable air from the north. As many of us have been dying to hear, that means lower humidity over the next three-to-four days. Please, do yourself a favor and get outside while the gorgeous conditions last.
Friday morning’s lows.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. While the cooler, drier pattern should have an extended stay through the first half of the weekend, more heat and humidity return next week. Temperatures should cruise back into the 80s and 90s across the board as we get back to basics for the first full week of September.
