Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:42PM

Clouds; Cooler

High pressure was moving off the Northeast U.S. coast and a warm front was lifting north. A wedge of cool air formed down the east side of the Appalachians today. It was generally cloudy and cooler than the last several days. The front to our south moves north tonight, and another front from the west moves through Monday. Showers are likely with the frontal passage Monday afternoon. Chillier air follows for Monday night and Tuesday.

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Sunday Hi: 55 Lo: 45 Mostly cloudy overnight; Light south wind

Monday Hi: 62 Lo: 28 Generally cloudy day; Showers possible, mostly in the afternoon; Decreasing clouds Mon. night; SW wind 5-15 mph, becoming NW 10-20 mph Mon. night

Tuesday Hi: 46 Lo: 33 Daytime sun; Increasing clouds Tue. late; Cool; Rain develops late Tue. night; NW wind 5-15 mph early, becoming light

Wednesday Hi: 42 Lo: 28 Cloudy; Chilly; Periods of rain, tapering off Wed. evening

Thursday Hi: 45 Lo: 33 Lots of clouds; Cool

Further Out

Friday - Partly to mostly cloudy; Somewhat warmer; Showers possible late Fri. night; High in the lower 50s; Low in the mid 40s
Saturday - Cloudy; Periods of rain; Warmer daytime; Colder Sat. night; High in the lower 80s; Low in the upper 30s

Forecast Discussion

We are in a signature La Nina pattern. Fronts move across the country from west to east lowing potency by the time they reach the Southeast. The bulk of rain remains to our west. We get three of these in the next 7 days.

Yesterday, a backdoor front moved through and stalled just to our south. High pressure shifting off the Eastern Seaboard forced cooler air down the east side of the Appalachians with a moist SE flow. We have clouds and cooler temperatures.

The first of the fading La Nina fronts from the west arrives Monday afternoon. We'll have a surge of warmer air before the frontal passage, then cool air after. A few showers are possible late tonight through Monday afternoon, mostly focused on Monday afternoon.

The break between front is brief Monday night and Tuesday. The second :a Nina front arrives Wednesday. Chilly temperatures will remain in place as showers move through late Tuesday night and through the daytime Wednesday. The potential still exist for a bit of wintry mix Wednesday morning, but it's not even worth mentioning in the daily forecast boxes.

Cool high pressure has tentative control of our weather Thursday and Friday. Friday will be milder than Thursday. The third front in this series arrives Saturday with rain showers late Friday night and Saturday. Daytime temperatures Saturday will be warmer, then colder air comes Saturday night behind the front.

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