After a reasonably quiet Friday, shower and thunderstorm chances return to the forecast for the weekend, bringing with it a decent shot at some much-needed rain but also the risk for a strong storm or two on Saturday.

Friday starts noticeably warmer than the past few mornings, with lows in the mid-60s expected across the metro. We’ll warm to the mid-80s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Charleston proper should stay rain-free, but a few showers can’t be ruled out further inland near the I-95 corridor.

Rain-free conditions come to an end on Saturday as a front approaches the area. We’ll start the day in the mid-60s once again, warming to the mid-80s in the afternoon. Expect generally isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to blossom as we get into the afternoon. A storm or two could be on the stronger side, but widespread severe weather is not expected. Shower and thunderstorm chances stay with us overnight into Sunday, which will run a couple degrees cooler as a result of the cloud cover and the proximity of the front. We definitely can use the rain — today’s Drought Monitor expanded the severe drought category into much of the Tri-County — and it looks like many of us should get a half-inch to an inch of rain over the next several days as rain chances persist into at least the first part of next week.

Taking a break!

Finally, just a quick note that I’m taking some much-needed R&R time over the next couple weeks, so publishing will be scant over the next few days. The latest forecast straight from the National Weather Service is always available on the chswx.com homepage, and the bots on Mastodon and Bluesky have you covered in case there’s any severe weather. Otherwise, I expect I’ll be back to publishing on May 11. See you then!

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