Forecast Last Updated at Friday, August 1, 2014 at 5:07PM

Not As Bad As It Looks

Can it really be this cool to start August? Proof was in the pudding, but it makes you wonder what payback is going to feel like. Fog will continue to be an issue especially along the eastern escarpment (aka, the Blue Ridge). About the only other thing to write home about are scattered light showers and drizzle overnight. The weekend features clouds, a slow temperature recovery (but still below seasonal norms), and widely scattered mostly afternoon showers (maybe a thundershower Sunday).

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Friday Hi: 69 Lo: 60 Mostly cloudy & foggy tonight; Isolated light showers and drizzle; Light wind

Saturday Hi: 75 Lo: 61 Mostly cloudy and continued cool; Spotty, mainly afternoon showers; Patchy fog: NW wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 78 Lo: 62 Mostly cloudy; Some patchy AM fog; Stray showers or t-showers

Monday Hi: 79 Lo: 62 Partly to mostly cloudy; Widely afternoon & evening showers & t-showers

Tuesday Hi: 81 Lo: 63 Partly to mostly cloudy; Warmer; Widely scattered PM showers & t-showers

Further Out

Wednesday - Partly to mostly cloudy; Warmer; Widely scattered PM showers & t-showers; High in the lower 80s; Low in the mid 60s
Thursday - Partly cloudy; Another notch warmer; Widely scattered afternoon & evening t-showers; High in the mid 80s; Low in the lower 60s

Forecast Discussion

A stationary front stretches from the Carolina coastline west in to south Texas hugging the Gulf Coast along the way. Cool high pressure is banked on the eastern edge of the Appalachians. Disturbances are moving from south to north along the eastern seaboard closer to the stalled front.

The result is for better moisture transport focused in the Piedmont eastwards to the coast. Shower coverage continues to decrease heading into the late night hours. Patchy fog and drizzle will be all that remains.

Saturday, some brightening of the skies are possible. Scattered showers, and a maybe a few thundershowers are focused on the afternoon and evening hours.

Sunday and beyond...the wedge breaks down and "real" summertime warmth slowly returns. A weak front will be close-by in the middle of the week, but it is too early to say if it will make a pass this far south. That being said, there isn't much organization to shower and storm coverage, mainly the late afternoon and evening variety.

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