Forecast Last Updated at Monday, September 26, 2016 at 6:05PM

A Different Week

Last week was bone dry and unseasonably warm. This week will offer the opportunity for some badly needed rainfall, and temperatures will be noticeably cooler. In fact, the temperatures for a couple of days this week will probably run a bit below normal, which is something we have not seen much of since summer started. Our best opportunity for rainfall will be tonight into Tuesday, then again on Thursday. While we don’t expect drought-breaking rainfall, every little bit helps given how dry it is.

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Monday Hi: 72 Lo: 62 Mostly cloudy; Numerous showers overnight with a few evening thundershowers; South wind 5-10 mph

Tuesday Hi: 77 Lo: 58 Lots of clouds; Scattered daytime showers; Clearing & cooler Tuesday night; Light NW wind

Wednesday Hi: 76 Lo: 54 A good deal of sunshine; More clouds Wednesday night with a shower possible; Less humid; Light NE wind

Thursday Hi: 71 Lo: 49 Intervals of clouds & sunshine; A few showers around; Cool

Friday Hi: 72 Lo: 48 Mostly sunny; Refreshing

Further Out

Saturday - Sunny & delightful; High in the lower 70s; Low near 50 degrees
Sunday - Lots of sunshine; Pleasant; High in the mid 70s; Low in the lower 50s

Forecast Discussion

After a very warm, dry week, this week will be more unsettled and much cooler. We have a cold front inbound from the west tonight. It will support showers much of the night, and a few thundershowers Monday evening. The showers will linger into Tuesday until the front gets past us.

You will feel a noticeable difference behind the front late Tuesday and Wednesday, with pleasant temperatures and lower humidity levels. Skies will clear after daytime showers exit.

We will then be watching for the development of an upper level low-pressure system that will dig into the central or southern Appalachians on Thursday. This pocket of cold air aloft will generate scattered showers on Thursday.

After the upper low lifts north/northeastward on Friday, skies return mostly sunny to end the workweek, and this nice weather looks to continue into next weekend.

By late week, we expect plenty of nighttime 50s (maybe a few outlying 40s) in this air mass that will much more fitting for fall.

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