Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 6:14AM

Filtered Sunshine

Skies will be partly sunny, but there will be a considerable canopy of high clouds through the daytime. Thicker clouds arrive tonight, with a bit of light rain possible late tonight and early Wednesday, mainly along and south of I-40. Some wet snow may mix in for the higher ridges. Sunshine returns for tomorrow afternoon, and temperatures will be noticeably milder.

Tuesday Hi: 49 Lo: 34 Partly sunny & cooler; Cloudy tonight with some light rain late, perhaps mixed with snow at higher elevations; NW wind 5-10 mph becoming light SE

Wednesday Hi: 56 Lo: 33 Early morning rain or rain/snow mix up top ending; Becoming mostly sunny for the afternoon & milder; NW wind 5-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 57 Lo: 29 More sunshine; Pleasant; NW wind 10-15 mph

Friday Hi: 52 Lo: 31 Sunshine yielding to more late-day clouds; Cloudy Friday night with some light rain or rain mixed with snow possible

Saturday Hi: 46 Lo: 27 Perhaps some early rain or rain mixed with snow; Sunshine returns for the afternoon; Chilly

Further Out

Sunday - Plenty of sunshine, but still cool for the season; High in the lower 50s; Low in the upper 20s
Monday - Mostly sunny & milder; High in the upper 50s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

There are two southern stream weather disturbances affecting us during this forecast cycle, and most of the moisture and energy will likely slide just south of our region in both cases. This is good news if you are seeking a reprieve from the consistently wet winter weather around western North Carolina.

The first disturbance slides by to our south late tonight and early Wednesday. This will cause a bout of thicker clouds and the potential for some light rain late tonight and early Wednesday, perhaps with some wet snow up top. We get a nice sunnier/milder break for Wednesday afternoon and again on Thursday.

The next feature arrives for Friday night and Saturday. Once again, we’re not terribly certain about the northern extent of the precipitation shield, so we have introduced a risk for light rain for Friday night into early Saturday. Once again, some wet snow will be possible at the higher elevations if we get any noteworthy precipitation.

Thereafter, weekend weather will be dry and seasonably chilly. Temperatures are expected to moderate to start the next workweek.

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