A welcome respite from the humidity and constant threat of storms arrives in the wake of a cold front on Saturday. It’ll be noticeably cooler in the morning, with lows bottoming out in the low 60s with the cooler and drier air setting into place. Temperatures warm nicely to the mid-80s in the afternoon, and humidity will be on the low side for the end of May, which is a nice cherry on top.
A stalling front and some energy aloft could stir up a few thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, but otherwise it should still be a decent day of weather outside of those storms as dewpoints mix down to the upper 50s in the afternoon. You’ll want to keep an eye out for popups as you embark on your outdoor activities, but many of us should be rain-free for much of the day.
A front slowly approaches the area during the day Saturday, and ahead of it we’ll see scattered showers and thunderstorms begin to develop during the afternoon as the inland-moving seabreeze combines with some mid-level energy aloft. Some brief heavy rain is possible but shouldn’t ultimately amount to a ton of rain in any one location. Temperatures will continue to run above normal for late April; expect lows in the mid-60s to warm to the mid-80s in the afternoon before storms kick in.
The front gets by on Sunday, and winds shift a little more northeasterly as a result. We’ll start in the mid-60s once again, but temperatures should peak a touch cooler than they did on Saturday, with highs in the low 80s under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. Quiet weather continues for a few more days, with temperatures warming back into the mid-to-upper 80s by the middle of next week.
After a few thunderstorms rolled through with small hail and rainbows, we’ve got a quieter and cooler couple days teed up for the weekend as high pressure takes control. Saturday starts in the upper 40s, and we’ll warm to just the low 70s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. I wouldn’t totally rule out a shower in there somewhere, but the vast majority of us should get Saturday in without any precipitation issues.
Sunday will start a little cooler but end up a little warmer with brilliant sunshine expected. We start the day in the mid-40s, warming to the low to mid-70s in the afternoon, with humidity remaining low and comfortable throughout. All in all, a pretty enjoyable weekend of weather is coming up — hope you can take advantage!
Bridge Run Weekend will remain rain-free, though much warmer-than-normal temperatures will continue. Saturday starts in the mid-60s, perhaps at least tying the record warm low temperature for April 5 (65°) before highs head to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon under generally partly cloudy skies. The seabreeze comes through later in the afternoon, undercutting any stronger warming, so the record high of 89° set in 1978 appears safe. It’ll still be a bit breezy, with winds 15-20 MPH with higher gusts at times owing to our position between high pressure over the Atlantic and a strong, stalled storm system to the west.
We will turn even breezier for Sunday as the storm system starts to dislodge and move our direction. Once again, a record warm low temperature is in striking distance (68° set in 2023) to start the day before warming back to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon before the seabreeze moves through. A solid mix of sun and clouds will give the sky some character, but we stay rain-free for one more day (though a few showers will be possible late the further inland you go).
High pressure continues to gradually lose its grip on our weather over the weekend as the next storm system approaches the area. We do get a rain-free day in on Saturday, though, with a mild but mostly cloudy day. We start Saturday in the mid-to-upper 50s, warming to the upper 70s in the afternoon. Southerly winds will generally run around 5-10 MPH.
Shower chances increase for Sunday as some mid-level energy aloft moves its way into the area ahead of the approaching cold front, stirring up some scattered showers and maybe some thunderstorms at times perhaps throughout the day. It won’t be a washout, but you’ll want to keep an eye on the sky as some rain and thunder will be possible from time to time. It’ll be a rather warm day, with lows around 60° warming to the low 80s in the afternoon.
High pressure will be in control this weekend, yielding a beautiful couple days of weather across the Lowcountry. Saturday gets off to a slightly chilly start, with lows in the low 40s feeling a touch cooler with a little wind, but we’ll warm well into the mid-70s in the afternoon with lots and lots of sunshine. Dewpoints in the 30s will drive relative humidity values down to around 25%, making it feel fairly dry outside. The only fly in the ointment here will be a bit of an uptick in winds in the afternoon and evening hours, generally 10-15 MPH but with some higher gusts. This combined with the dry weather will lead to an increased fire danger, so please be careful if you must burn outdoors (and ideally just don’t do so).
Winds swing around a bit more southerly for Sunday, which will nudge dewpoints up into the 40s. It’ll still feel quite great outside, though, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s warming back to the mid-70s in the afternoon under predominantly sunny skies once more. The slightly warmer dewpoints should bring the fire risk down a touch for Sunday, too. All in all, a really nice weekend lies ahead, and I hope you can take advantage. (Too bad about all the pollen, though.)
The next rain chance arrives with a front on Monday, but it’ll be short-lived, with quiet weather expected the rest of next week.
Breezy conditions continue this weekend ahead of a strong storm system that’s working its way across the midsection of the country over the next day or so, which could bring some strong storms to the area on Sunday.
The weekend’s forecast will revolve around a cold front that’ll backdoor into the area, bringing very different weather each day. Ahead of that front, it’s going to turn much warmer — expect to start Saturday near 50°, warming to near 80° in the afternoon under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. As the front gets closer, we will start to see cloud cover tick up, with rain chances following early Sunday morning — quite possibly after we all spring forward an hour back into Daylight Saving Time. The front will cross through the area Sunday morning, and cooler air filtering in behind it will keep high temperatures 15-20° cooler than Saturday. We should see primarily cloud cover and periods of showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms as the front stalls to our south. There’s some disagreement in the models over just how wet of a Sunday we might have, so don’t totally write it off as a washout. However, it’s pretty clear that Saturday will be the pick day for outdoor activities with more sunshine and warmer temperatures.
Climatological winter has come to an end, and the first day of climatological spring will certainly feel the part. We’ll start the day in the mid-to-upper 40s, warming solidly into the mid-70s in the afternoon with just a few clouds expected.
A front swings through overnight Saturday, sending temperatures much cooler for Sunday. We’ll start Sunday a bit more on the cloudy side; expect lows to fall into the upper 30s with cooler air blowing in behind the front. Cold high pressure building in will help clear skies out, but it will also drive highs down some 20° cooler than Saturday — think mid-50s vs. mid-70s. Quite a shock!
The main issue we’ll need to watch for is elevated fire danger due to dry fuels and breezy conditions. Gusts over 20 MPH could help a seemingly benign fire spread more than you might think, so please be careful if you must burn.
Finally, the start of climatological spring also signals the beginning of the 2025 growing season, which means that frost and freeze alerts will once again be issued by the National Weather Service in the event temperatures fall to those levels.
