Forecast Last Updated at Friday, March 19, 2010 at 11:25AM

Ready....Set....Go!

We're on the starting blocks getting ready for some great weather today and Saturday. Abundant sunshine, unseasonably mild weather and light winds will be the ingredients needed for an outbreak of Spring Fever. Things deteriorate on Sunday, so get outside and enjoy. Rain arrives toward midday Sunday.

Friday Hi: 67 Lo: 34 Bright sunshine & mild; Clear & chilly tonight; Nice weather to get outside; NW wind 5-10 mph

Saturday Hi: 68 Lo: 42 Plenty of sunshine; More nice outside weather; More clouds at night; SW wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 56 Lo: 42 Clouding-up; Afternoon & nighttime rain; SSE wind 10-20 mph

Monday Hi: 45 Lo: 33 Plenty of clouds; Scattered showers; Chilly; Even some snow showers for the higher elevations

Tuesday Hi: 52 Lo: 33 Clouds to start; More sunshine by afternoon; Still on the cool side

Further Out

Wednesday - Lots of sunshine; Pleasant; High in the mid 60s; Low in the mid 30s
Thursday - Scattered clouds; Nice; High in the mid 60s; Low in the lower 40s

Forecast Discussion

A long-awaited taste of Spring is on schedule for today and Saturday. Weather conditions will be almost ideal for outside activities as high pressure remains dominant. Above-normal temperatures are here for a couple of days.

A storm system and attending cold front will approach by late this weekend, thickening clouds and spreading rain into the Carolinas Sunday afternoon and continuing Sunday night. Monday will be unsettled and noticeably cooler as an upper level storm system crosses overhead. We will have leftover rain showers on Monday, but higher mountain locations will get dusted with snow.

The chilly weather will be short-lived, as temperatures begin moderating on Tuesday, with above-normal temperatures returning by next Wednesday and Thursday.

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