Big (but brief, for now) changes are incoming for our weather in the wake of a cold front that will get through during the day Saturday. First, though, we may dodge a shower or two in the morning as the front gets by, but from there the trend will be for fewer clouds and an uptick in northwesterly winds. We’ll start Saturday in the mid-60s and warm to the low 80s in the early afternoon before cooler air starts to filter in. Dewpoints will drop precipitously starting in the evening, and by Sunday morning, things are going to feel a lot different.

On Sunday, we’ll get off to the coolest start we’ve had since the morning of May 4 with lows bottoming out in the low 50s across the metro. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some 40s in more rural areas. Full sunshine will be in play, but the cooler air moving in will help counteract it, allowing highs to only climb into the low 70s. Bottom line: Take Saturday to make sure your light jackets or hoodies are ready to go because you may very well need them on Sunday! We keep the cooler air going into Monday, but it will be short-lived and we’ll be back closer to normal by mid-next week.

Tropics: Mostly quiet

There’s not much to write home about in the tropics. The extratropical remnants of Philippe will be making their way toward New England this weekend, and a fresh wave off Africa may develop into a tropical cyclone next week, but all indications are that it will not be a factor for any land areas, much less the Lowcountry.

As we get deeper into October, focus for development generally turns back toward areas that are closer to home. As such, we’ll want to keep an eye on spots in the Caribbean and in the Gulf for quick spin-up tropical cyclones, and with models suggesting some disturbed weather around Central America over the next week or so, that’s something we’ll do. However, there’s no identified, immediate concern there either, so we’ll give this tropical outlook a clean bill of health for the Lowcountry.

Programming note: Still a little under the weather

Podcast listeners, I’m sorry, but I’m still roughing it a bit with this gunk I’m dealing with. Doctor says rest, so I’m going to do that, but I’m hoping to be back to recording Sunday evening. Thanks for bearing with me on this one and for your well-wishes!

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