A stubborn, slow-moving low-pressure system will hang around offshore and provide the region with cloud cover and showers through midweek. After its departure, warmer conditions will return. A strong cold front looks to move in as we head into next weekend, bringing rain and a cool down.
Sunday: Onshore flow and a weak low-pressure system just offshore will provide us with a dreary day. Cloudy skies and scattered showers can be expected. High temperatures will range from the low 60s to the upper 60s. Some mountain locations will be stuck in the upper 50s for highs. Winds will be from the northeast at 10-15 mph. Overnight lows will drop into the low 50s to upper 50s. Coastal regions will stay in the low 60s for lows.
Monday: Intervals of clouds and sun with a stray shower can be expected. High temperatures will range from the mid-60s to the low 70s. Winds will be from the northeast at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will range from the upper 40s to mid-50s. The coastal plain will be in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Tuesday: A mix of sun and clouds with drier conditions is expected, as the low-pressure system finally starts to pull away. High temperatures will range from the mid-60s to the low 70s. Winds will be from the north at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will be in the low 50s to near 60.
Wednesday: Warmer conditions return as the low-pressure system pulls away and southwest flow sets up. Intervals of clouds and sun are expected. A stray afternoon shower can't be ruled out. High temperatures will range from the low to upper 70s. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will dip into the low 50s to near 60.
Thursday: A warm fall day is ahead with partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. High temperatures will be in the low 70s to upper 70s while some mountain locations are stuck in the upper 60s. Winds will be from the northwest at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will fall into the mid-50s to low 60s.
Friday: A rather mild day is expected with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will range from the low 70s to near 80. Winds will be from the southwest at 5-10 mph. Overnight lows will fall into the upper 50s to mid-60s.
Weekend: A strong cold front will be approaching the region, bringing rain and knocking temperatures down in its wake. Ahead of it, the southwest flow will allow temperatures to be in the low 70s to near 80. Once it passes, temperatures will drop into the upper 50s to mid-60s. Rainfall of a half-inch to an inch looks possible but details will become clearer as this comes closer.
-Intern Meteorologist Matt Rolph
