Rain at times today...

We had some showers and storms move through during the night. Some of the storms produced some prolific lightning.

Today, we will have some rain at times along with cooler temps. There will be a big spread in temps from northwest to southeast, but the I-85 corridor should primarily be in the 60s. A few rumbles of thunder are also possible today, but no severe weather.

Tomorrow and Friday look quiet, but then a big system will impact the region this weekend. I don't have any real changes in my thinking on this one from yesterday. A big upper air low will form over the Southeast, and that will crank a surface low that forms near the Gulf coast then moves up close to the Carolina coast.

The result looks to be some shower and storm chances by later Saturday, then the potential for some heavy rain later Saturday night through Sunday. Depending on how things unfold, some flooding issues could materialize as we head into Sunday.

If you like the weather, the system this weekend will be interesting to watch. The European model actually has a complete phase with the upper air low and another piece of energy diving in from the north. The result is a powerhouse low that slowly moves up the coast.

On the Euro solution, taken at face value, some snow looks possible underneath the upper low up in the mountains. But that is kind of the extreme solution at this point, so I wouldn't bank on it just yet.