Welcome to Spring! A Freeze Warning is in effect for inland Berkeley and Dorchester overnight into Tuesday morning, with a risk for patchy frost in other sheltered spots. This will be the last one of these for a little while, though, as a warming trend commences. It will be subtle on Tuesday, with highs running in the mid-60s as opposed to the low 60s — still well below climatology for this point in March. Skies will generally run mostly sunny with a few more clouds in the afternoon.

Northeasterly winds and the new moon will combine to produce tidal flooding during the Tuesday morning commute. Water levels could approach 7.3-7.5′ around 8:34am, which should be enough to close a couple roads in downtown Charleston. Be ready for delays if downtown is in your plans, particularly the west side of the peninsula.

Rest of the work week: Back to the 80s

We’ll swing quickly away from below-normal temperatures to above-normal temperatures beginning Wednesday. We start Wednesday significantly warmer, with upper 40s to low 50s across the area as opposed to Freeze Warning-level temperatures. Highs head into the mid-70s in the afternoon. By Thursday, Freeze Warnings will be a distant memory — we start the day in the upper 50s and peak around 80° in the afternoon. The warming trend continues into Friday, with highs in the mid-80s expected across the area under mostly sunny skies.

The next rain chance looks to arrive later Saturday as a “cold” front swings by with a band of showers and maybe even a thunderstorm. Said front won’t have much effect on temperatures, though, with highs in the 80s expected both Saturday and Sunday.

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