Expect largely quiet weather this weekend as high pressure generally maintains control over our weather. It’ll be chilly, though, even by January standards (especially Saturday). We start Saturday below freezing with lows around 30-31° in the metro, with wind chills dipping to the mid-20s around daybreak. As always this time of year, expect warmer low temperatures near the coast and even cooler temperatures in more rural, remote locations. High temperatures will only head to the low 50s in the afternoon despite plenty of sunshine. It’ll be pretty dry, too, with dewpoints mixing down to the upper teens in the height of the afternoon.

Sunday starts out on a similarly cold note, but we’ll start to see high pressure wane a little throughout the day ahead of the next storm system. Expect an uptick in cloud cover as Sunday goes on, but otherwise, winds turning a little more southerly will allow for temperatures to warm to the mid-to-upper 50s. Rain should hold off until after midnight, thankfully, so we’ll get the dry weekend intact.

Looking ahead: Warm and stormy Monday, then sustained chill

Monday will be a warm and unsettled day across the Lowcountry as we sit in the warm sector of a winter storm that’ll bring snow and ice to the Mid-South through the Mid-Atlantic states. Temperatures on Monday will run a few degrees above January normals with a low in the mid-40s yielding to a high in the mid-60s in the afternoon. The best rain chances look timed for during the day, tapering during the evening in the wake of the front. It’ll be a breezy day, too, but so far anything more severe is not currently anticipated.

Then we get into a sustained period of chilly weather starting Tuesday. Highs the rest of next week don’t look to get out of the 40s, and we’ll be at or below freezing every morning as well. Keep plants and pets protected!

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