Current Conditions : 79.4F / 26.3C, Scattered Clouds - 1:28 PM EDT May. 18

Saturday as of May. 18 11:00 AM EDT

Saturday Night as of May. 18 11:00 AM EDT

Sunday as of May. 18 11:00 AM EDT

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Stormy Weekend On The Way...

A cold front stalled over the region will meander around through the weekend, and as long as it is in the area we will be looking at the possibility of showers and storms. Storms firing up Friday afternoon will taper off to rain showers tonight under cloudy skies with the low temperature staying at 60 degrees.
The weekend will start off with cloudy skies along with showers and thunderstorms through the day on Saturday. The one feature that might help keep part of the day dry will be a southeasterly wind which will bring some drier air into the region. Other than that, we will expect at least a chance of scattered showers and storms through the entire day. The high temperature will make it to 80 degrees. Sunday will be cloudy with scattered showers and storms through the day. Any areas that see storms continuously form over the region could see some flooding as we go through the weekend. The high temperature will warm a bit to 84 degrees.
Monday will be mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers and storms as the front lifts to the north as a warm front. With more sunshine and less of a chance of showers the high temperature will make it to a warm 88 degrees. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and should stay dry as the warm front lifts farther north and a cold front will be out to the west. The warm air in between the fronts will make for a hot high temperature of 90 degrees.
Wednesday will be partly cloudy and mostly dry although there could be some showers or storms at night ahead of an approaching cold front. The high temperature will still be a very warm 89 degrees. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with showers and storms as the cold front makes its way into the region. The high temperature will drop to 84 degrees with the additional cloud cover and showers. Friday will be mostly cloudy with rain showers as the cold front pushes through the region. The clouds, showers and cooler air behind the front will drop the high temperature to a seasonable 75 degrees.
The next weekend will start out with partly cloudy skies and dry conditions as high pressure moves in over the region. The cool air mass behind the front will keep the high temperature down to 70 degrees. Sunday will also be partly cloudy and dry with high pressure remaining in place over the region. The high temperature will warm slightly to 72 degrees. Monday will be partly cloudy and dry with high pressure still in control over the region. The high temperature will warm to 77 degrees.

A quick look back at yesterday's forecast shows that skies were mostly cloudy with areas of fog as well as dry as forecast. The overnight low temperature dropped to 57 degrees which came in three degrees cooler
than the forecast low temperature of 60 degrees. Friday was partly to mostly cloudy with afternoon storms forming as forecast. The high temperature in Charleston was 81 degrees which came in one degree cooler than the forecast high temperature of 82 degrees. Huntington's high temperature was 80 degrees. Neither city reported any precipitation.

Tonight: Skies will be cloudy with storms tapering off to scattered rain showers. The overnight low temperature will be 60 degrees.

Saturday: A cold front stalled over the region will keep skies cloudy with showers and storms that will be scattered throughout the day. A southeasterly wind may keep it a bit dry in the morning but it would be a good idea to keep an umbrella close at hand. The high temperature will be 80 degrees.

Sunday: Skies will be cloudy with showers and thunderstorms that will be around through the day but most likely in the afternoon and early evening. There could be some areas of localized flooding, especially where storms keep forming over the same place. The high temperature will warm a bit to 84 degrees.

Monday: Skies will be mostly cloudy with some scattered showers or storms as the front lifts to the north as a warm front. The high temperature will make it to 88 degrees as there will be a better chance of dry conditions
through the day.

Tuesday: Skies will be partly cloudy and dry as the warm front lifts well to the north and a cold front lags to the west. The high temperature will warm to a hot 90 degrees with only a slight chance of any showers.

Wednesday: Skies will be partly cloudy and dry ahead of an approaching cold front, although there will be a chance of showers or storms late as the front gets closer. The high temperature will drop a bit to 89 degrees.

Thursday: The cold front will move into the region for mostly cloudy skies along with showers and thunderstorms. The high temperature will drop to 84 degrees with the additional cloud cover and rain showers.

Friday: The cold front will push through the region which will make for mostly cloudy skies along with rain showers. The high temperature will drop to 75 degrees with the clouds, showers and cooler air moving in behind the departing cold front.

Saturday: The next weekend will start out with partly cloudy skies and dry conditions as high pressure moves in over the region. The high temperature will fall to 70 degrees despite the additional sunshine as cooler air continues to move into the region.

Sunday: The second half of the weekend will be partly cloudy and dry with high pressure still in place over the region. The high temperature will warm slightly to 72 degrees.

Monday: High pressure will still be in control over the region which will make for another day of partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. The high temperature will warm to 77 degrees.

One Final Note: The average temperature for May is so far slightly above normal in Charleston. What is interesting is that today would only be the third day we have reached 80 degrees in the first 17 days!