Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:51AM

Changes In Order; More Gray, Damp And Cooler

We hope you were able to get outside and enjoy this recent nice weather. Yesterday’s high of 70 at the Hickory airport was the highest temperature of 2010. Changes begin today as we expect cloudy skies and damp conditions for the next several days. We’ll see some stray showers leading the pack, with steadier rain moving in this evening. Rain continues for Thursday and Friday will have some showers and we may even see thunderstorm. The weekend will be rather cool with a few showers around.

Wednesday Hi: 63 Lo: 46 Mostly cloudy with a stray shower; Steadier rain arrives this evening; Cooler; SW wind 5-10 mph

Thursday Hi: 57 Lo: 43 Periods of rain; SE wind around 5 mph

Friday Hi: 66 Lo: 47 Mostly cloudy with a few intervals of sunshine; Occasional showers; Thundershowers possible PM/nighttime; Mild; SW wind 5-10 mph

Saturday Hi: 59 Lo: 42 Generally cloudy; Showers likely in the morning; Slightly cooler

Sunday Hi: 57 Lo: 38 Decreasing clouds AM; Partly cloudy afternoon

Further Out

Monday - A mix of sun and clouds; High in the mid 50s; Low in the mid 30s
Tuesday - Scattered clouds; High in the mid 50s; Low in the upper 30s

Forecast Discussion

After some really nice weather since the weekend, we enter a much more unsettled/damp weather pattern. A complex low pressure system is organizing over the southern Plains today and tracking to the northeast into Illinois by Friday morning. A southerly inflow out of the Gulf of Mexico will transport moisture northward into the Carolinas and produce some wet weather, beginning today, and lasting through Thursday. Rainfall won't be terribly heavy, but it will be persistent.

A cold front associated with the low pressure, now over the plains, will push milder air ahead of it on Friday. We may see some intervals of sunshine on Friday ahead of the front, which could boost temperatures, although showers remain a good bet. A thunderstorm will also be possible Friday afternoon or evening as the front moves into the mountains. Rain will end Saturday morning leaving us with some cloudy skies. Sunday looks like it will be a decent day but it will be slightly cooler over the weekend.

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