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Thursday: Turning a little warmer; next rain chance Friday

/ April 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM

High pressure to our north, which has kept a cooler onshore flow in place that limited highs to the low 70s today, will slip offshore for Thursday, and we turn a bit warmer as a result. Expect to start Thursday right around 50°, just a touch below April 10 normals, warming to the mid-70s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Should be a pleasant springtime day, all in all, especially if you like it a little warmer.

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Rest of the work week: A couple more quiet days; showers, maybe a storm Friday

/ April 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Quiet and generally pleasant weather continues for the next couple days as high pressure remains in control through Thursday ahead of the next front and accompanying rain chance Friday.

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Tuesday: Cooling off, drying out

/ April 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM

After a cold front comes through late Monday, Tuesday will turn out to be a much cooler and quieter day (weather-wise, anyway) as the front sweeps away the past week and change of more summerlike conditions. We’ll start Tuesday in the mid-50s, warming to just the low 70s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. It’ll feel quite different, but a bit more like early-to-mid-April, too.

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The week ahead: Stormy Monday, then turning more seasonable

/ April 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM

The recent late spring/early summer preview of the past week or so will come to an end on Monday as a cold front moves through the area, bringing more seasonable (if not somewhat cooler-than-normal) temperatures back to the Lowcountry for the second week of April.

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