We’ve got more clouds and chilly weather in store for Thursday after a rather chilly and somewhat dreary day across the Lowcountry. The high temperatures of 68° at the airport and 70° downtown on Wednesday were set right around midnight as cooler air filtered into the area throughout the day. We should see another near-normal morning Thursday (lows mid-40s) before temperatures once again struggle into the mid-50s in the afternoon, well below the usually nice normal November temperature around 69°. There’s a decent chance we should see a little sun before the day is out, but overall, expect more in the way of gray. Silver lining: No precipitation is expected.

Friday & the weekend: Still chilly with a respite from the clouds on Friday; freeze possible inland

Skies are expected to become more clear Thursday night into Friday morning. With light to calm winds expected, solid radiational cooling conditions are probable, allowing temperatures to fall into the mid-30s across much of the metro. This could prompt frost issues in Charleston proper, while places such as Dorchester and inland Berkeley may see a freeze. Thus, a Freeze Watch is up for early Friday morning. Be ready to protect plants and pets!

Despite much more sunshine than we’ve seen the past few days, Friday’s highs will still struggle into the mid-50s given the chilly airmass in place. Temperatures once again venture down into the 30s on Saturday morning, but whether they get into frost and freeze territory once again will be determined by how much cloud cover can develop, essentially acting as a blanket and not allowing as much warm air to escape. We stay in a partly to mostly cloudy regime for Saturday and Sunday with no rain expected; temperatures once again run into the mid-to-upper 50s each afternoon. Frost and freeze conditions will still need to be monitored over the weekend; stay tuned as forecasts are refined.

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