After a front gets through overnight, we’ll turn cooler for Thursday as temperatures head ever-so-slightly below normal. We’ll start Thursday in the upper 30s to around 40°, warming to the low 60s in the afternoon under predominantly sunny skies. While not quite the 70s, it’ll still be a solid mid-February day in the Lowcountry.

Friday & the weekend: A couple more quiet days before turning unsettled Sunday

Another cool but mostly sunny day is on tap for Friday as high pressure remains in control. Lows in the upper 30s will warm to near 60° in the afternoon — a bit below normal for February 13, but not anything outrageous. Valentine’s Day turns a little warmer as high pressure starts to slip offshore and warmer air begins to move in. We’ll start the day in the mid-to-upper 30s one more time, but temperatures will end up several degrees warmer than we saw on Friday with partly cloudy skies generally the rule.

Clouds will increase later Saturday ahead of a storm system that’ll affect the area on Sunday. Expect showers for a fair bit of Sunday, particularly as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, as a cold front and its associated surface low move across the area. Dewpoints will turn warmer, and this will prevent lows from dipping below 50° in most spots Sunday morning. Showers overspread the area during the day, which will help keep highs pinned to the upper 60s. A few rumbles of thunder aren’t out of the question if a little more instability can develop, but right now severe weather appears unlikely.

Rain chances diminish on Monday as the storm system clears the area. High pressure ridges back in aloft and at the surface, setting up another round of warmer-than-normal temperatures for the middle of next week. Overall, above-normal temperatures look to continue through the end of February (though that’s not to say there won’t be some cooler days mixed in, either).

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