Showers and a few thunderstorms return to the weather picture this weekend as disturbances aloft ripple across the area. The good news is that it won’t rain all the time and that whatever rain we will get will help with the ongoing severe drought.

The main weather story for the weekend will be a cold front that’ll move into the area later Saturday, which will help to bring about the first significant rain chance in weeks. A few short-lived seabreeze thunderstorms got close enough to produce a trace of rain at the airport today — the first non-zero rainfall recording at the airport since April 6 — but the unmeasurable sprinkles have kept April 2026’s rainfall total at 0.01″ as we head into the month’s final week, currently in a tie with 1972 for the driest April on record.

After tying a record high on Friday, we’ll make another run at one on Saturday before a cold front ushers in some changes starting Sunday.

Easter weekend will be split down the middle (weather-wise, anyway); while Saturday looks quiet and warm across the area, Sunday will turn out a little more unsettled especially as we get later in the day.

A bifurcated weekend of weather awaits, with a gorgeous day ahead on Saturday followed by a more unsettled day on Sunday ahead of a cold front that could bring about some strong storms Monday.

Our run of warm temperatures, which peaked Friday with a record-tying high of 82° at the airport, will be coming to an end this weekend as a storm system affects the area.

While Valentine’s Day looks lovely, Sunday will decidedly not live up to its name as a storm system affects the area. From there, quite a warming trend develops, especially for the second half of next week.

A chilly — but, thankfully, mostly sunny — weekend lies ahead as a reinforcing shot of cool air works its way in on Saturday. We’ll start Saturday in the mid-30s, but somewhat brisk northwesterly winds will drive the wind chill into the upper 20s to low 30s. Another push of cooler and drier air moves in during the day, and highs will only peak around 50° as a result with brisk winds continuing. Gusts to 25 MPH will be possible during the day, so keep that in mind for any outdoor activity you’ve got planned.

Well, it certainly appears as if the third time will be the charm for snow-lovers in the Lowcountry as a long-anticipated winter storm system impacts the area this weekend. A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect Saturday at 7AM and will run until Sunday at 1PM. Meanwhile, an Extreme Cold Warning will also go into effect Saturday at 7PM until noon Sunday for air temperatures in the mid-to-upper teens and wind chills dropping perhaps as low as 3° above zero in the morning — extraordinarily rare cold air for this part of the world.

While it won’t be quite as chilly as Tuesday was, the rest of the week will continue to feature below-normal temperatures as Arctic air continues its residence across the area. Wednesday starts in the upper 20s, warming to the low 50s in the afternoon under a mix of sun and clouds. A dry front will sag south across the area Thursday, which will cool things off and cloud up the skies a little bit. Temperatures Thursday once again start in the upper 20s, warming to the upper 40s to about 50° in the afternoon. The cloud cover insulates us a bit overnight Thursday into Friday, with lows only dropping to the low 30s (and staying above freezing toward the coast). Highs Friday warm to the mid-50s as more onshore flow takes over.