Next system approaching...

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Clouds will be on the increase today as our next system approaches. Some mainly light rain will spread into the region from southwest to northeast later this afternoon and evening, then I expect rain at times tonight and tomorrow.

Sunday will feature a pronounced cold air damming scenario, and it looks quite chilly and damp. Temps in the favored CAD areas will likely struggle to make it to 40 or so under an overcast sky with drizzle and light rain at times.

Active pattern...

Another system will swing through Monday with another one likely late next work week. There is a lot of disagreement on the system later next week with the modeling, with anything from a severe weather setup to cool rains being indicated. See the video for more on this.

Long-range....

I continue to see some signs of a change to a more favorable pattern for Winter weather lovers as we head into February. I am still not ready to commit to anything though. Hopefully I can make more firm pattern forecast ideas as we get into next week.

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Quiet today....unsettled pattern ahead...

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Cold start out there with many lows in the 20s in the piedmont and foothills....

Highs today will head into the upper 40s and lower 50s under a partly sunny sky across the region. Lows tonight will mainly be in the 20s.

Our next precipitation-producing storm system will approach late tomorrow through Saturday. A little light rain is possible late tomorrow afternoon, but most of the showers with that next system will occur tomorrow night through Saturday.

Behind that system, I have gone all-in on a cold air damming scenario for Sunday. If that's correct, look for clouds, drizzle at times, and highs struggling to make it into the low and mid 40s in the normal CAD areas.

Active pattern continues next week....

Another system will move through Monday with some showers and milder temps.

We get a brief break with mainly dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday before our next system moves in around Thursday.

Long range...

I am still not ready to commit to anything, but I continue to evaluate the possibility of a pattern chance as we head into early February.

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Much colder today...

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How about the thunderstorms yesterday evening? Many spots in the southern foothills, mountains, piedmont, and upstate saw some lightning and heard some thunder last evening. Then we had some showers through much of the night.

Now, a cold front has swept all of the shower activity out of the region, and today is a much colder day compared to the 60s we had yesterday. Daytime temps will run in the 40s today.

Lows tonight will drop well down into the 20s.

Our next significant system will arrive Friday night and Saturday. While temps will be chilly when the precip initially arrives, I expect this to be a liquid event.

Next week looks pretty active with one system around Monday then another system later in the work week. See the video for more on this.

I do see some signs of some type of pattern chance as we get near early February, but I am not ready to commit to anything just yet.

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Milder and breezy today ahead of front...colder tomorrow....

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Highs will warm up a good bit today compared to yesterday with many piedmont spots making it to 60 or warmer today. Southwest winds will be breezy at times, and some showers will be possible today and tonight ahead of an incoming cold front.

Behind the front, we chill down again by tomorrow with 40s for highs and a return to the 20s for lows for Thursday morning.

Our next system will spread some rain in by Friday night and Saturday, and at this point, it does look like rain and nothing wintry for most in the region.

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Cool, quiet holiday weather..

Some mid and high level clouds continue streaming into the region today with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Since there are radar returns nearby, I guess I will have to word in a chance of a sprinkle or two despite the dry airmass in place.

A cold front will move through tomorrow night. Ahead of it, we get a milder, breezy day tomorrow with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. A few showers will accompany the front, but this will NOT be a soaker like many of our systems have been this cold season.

Colder air will again flow in behind the front with some 40s for highs Wednesday and Thursday and lows in the 20s.

Another system will move in Saturday.....we will see what the temps look like as the precip develops in Friday night and Saturday morning, but for the time being, I will keep the precip as liquid.

I will be back into the regular routine tomorrow with the normal video and discussion during the 5am hour.

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