High pressure moving offshore will help send winds a little more southerly for the rest of the work week, and temperatures will respond with a subtle bump into the mid-80s each afternoon. Expect mostly sunny skies to prevail on Wednesday; lows in the upper 50s warm to about 85° in the afternoon, except a little cooler near the coast where the cooler Atlantic waters will modulate the high temperatures a bit.
Another seasonably warm and mostly sunny day is on tap for Tuesday as high pressure remains in control. We’ll start the day on the cool side of normal once again, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s expected away from the coastline. Then, temperatures warm to the low 80s in the afternoon with plenty of sunshine throughout. Don’t forget the SPF!
We will still need to monitor tides in the late evening as water levels should peak between 7-7.2’ mean lower low water in Charleston Harbor a little before 10:30 PM. Some minor salt water flooding will be possible an hour or two around the time of high tide as a result, and another coastal flood advisory appears probable. This should do it for this high tide cycle, though, as astronomical influences wane and winds turn more unfavorable starting Wednesday.
The rest of the work week will be a bit on the unsettled side, especially Wednesday into Thursday, as a stalling front combines with some mid-level energy that’ll be working through the area. Wednesday starts generally quiet with lows in the mid-60s, but showers and thunderstorms should generally fill in starting in the early to mid-afternoon hours as temperatures peak in the mid-80s. Locally heavy rain will be possible, and a strong storm or two with hail and gusty winds can’t be ruled out, especially inland. Keep an eye out just in case, and be ready for evening commute slowdowns.
We’ve got another warm and generally quiet day of weather inbound for Tuesday. Temperatures will, in fact, run a little warmer than they did on Monday despite some additional cloud cover as high pressure aloft begins to break down. Expect generally mid-80s in the metro after a mild start in the mid-60s — temperatures that are climatologically much more in line with early June than they are late April.
A stray shower can’t be totally ruled out as the seabreeze pushes inland, but otherwise, most of us should have one more rain-free day across the area.
After a cold front clears the area this evening, quiet weather will be the main story through Easter weekend. In the wake of the front, Wednesday will run about 10° cooler than Tuesday did as cooler and drier air moves in. Lows bottom out in the upper 40s, while highs peak right in the low to mid-70s, generally a few degrees below April 16 norms. It’ll be much less windy, thankfully, with winds generally 5-10 MPH.
Another warm day is on tap for Tuesday ahead of a cold front that’ll push through later in the afternoon. We’ll start the day around 60°, warming to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon despite increasing cloud cover with the frontal passage. A dearth of deep moisture, though, will keep any rain at bay. It’ll be a breezy day ahead of the front, with gusts pushing 30 MPH at times, so you’ll want to keep that in mind as the bridges may be a little trickier than normal as a result. Winds will calm down in the evening once the front is by, though.
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.
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.
High pressure will continue to keep the weather generally on the quiet side for the rest of the work week. It’s also going to help contribute to the warmest weather so far this year starting Thursday and lasting into the weekend. A bit of onshore flow will keep Wednesday’s temperatures capped to the low 80s in the afternoon under a mix of sun and clouds. From there, winds go more southerly as high pressure at the surface slips offshore. Ridging building in aloft creates a bit of a “heat dome,” and the combination of both will help bring along the warmest weather so far in 2025. Expect highs to top out around 85° on Thursday and 86° on Friday with a mix of sun and clouds each day. Lows will be even warmer, with mid-60s expected each morning that could challenge record warm low temperatures. This warmth looks to stick around into Bridge Run weekend, too, before the next front arrives Sunday night into Monday.
After a raucous evening, we’ll have a much quieter Tuesday ahead as high pressure builds back in behind the cold front. The post-frontal airmass won’t feel much like a cold front came by, though, as temperatures will only come in a couple clicks below where they did on Monday (83° ended up as the day’s high temperature). Generally speaking, expect lows in the low 60s to warm to the low 80s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies.
