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The week ahead: Unsettled start, but turning quieter and warmer

/ at 9:51 PM

Meteorological summer begins on Monday, but it isn’t going to feel much like it for a few days with unsettled weather to start and cool high pressure for midweek before temperatures rebound toward 90° by the weekend.

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Weekend forecast: Stormy Saturday, drier Sunday

/ May 29, 2026 at 11:44 PM

Rain spreads back into the Lowcountry on Saturday as a stationary front buckles back northward across the area. A bit of upper-level energy will also kick in some lift, and that’ll result in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms at times on Saturday. Right now it looks like the best chances will be found in the morning through early afternoon hours, but a shower or storm just can’t be ruled out during any part of the day. Temperatures will start in the low 70s, warming to the mid-80s in the afternoon at best.

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