We will stay quiet heading into the first couple days of the work week, but low pressure moving into the area will help turn the weather more unsettled for the second half of the week and into the weekend.

The week ahead starts with a continuation of the abnormally warm temperatures we’ve been feeling for the better part of the past week, though some relief is in sight as a cold front brings cooler and drier air to close out the week and head into Memorial Day Weekend.

A pesky mid-level low will continue to keep scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the first part of the upcoming week. From there, high pressure returns and sends us right into summer to close the week.

High pressure will be the main weather feature for the next few days, with comfortable warmth and plenty of sunshine expected through Thursday before the next isolated storm chance arrives Friday.

The last full week of April will run rather warm, with 80s throughout. A few storms will be possible midweek and again over the weekend, but no widespread drought relief is expected.

A generally quiet and warm week of weather (with a brief cooldown in the middle) lies ahead as we approach Easter, well-timed for spring break for Berkeley and Charleston’s school districts.

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.

March will conclude on an unsettled and stormy note as a front moves through the area late Monday, bringing with it the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms as a squall line moves by in the late afternoon/early evening hours. It’ll be a very warm end to March, with highs peaking in the low 80s after a start in the low to mid-60s. There should be some breaks in the clouds, and with that, decent instability should develop. The shear is not off the charts, but with the instability and some pockets of drier air aloft, enough is there to support a scattered severe threat with damaging winds the primary concern. A tornado or two on the leading edge of the line can’t be totally ruled out, nor can some hail as well. Timing for thunderstorms is generally in the 4-8PM range from west to east across the metro, so be alert for potential issues during the commute. (The school day should be fine, though after-school stuff might get iffy if storms move a little faster than forecast.)

There’s not too terribly much to write home about (weather-wise, anyway) this first full week of astronomical Spring as a series of high pressure systems generally run the show. However, there will be a front approaching with enough moisture return ahead of it for some showers on Monday afternoon. We’ll start Monday in the mid-50s, warming to the mid-70s before showers arrive. Showers shouldn’t be terribly heavy, though a few rumbles of thunder aren’t out of the question with a little elevated instability around. No severe weather is expected, though.

Up-and-down temperatures will be the main weather story this week, with the only shower chance coming later Thursday as another front moves by.