Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 5:59PM

Very Light Rain Early Sunday, Sunny Afternoon

Here is your reminder to Spring Forward tonight with the beginning of daylight saving time. A weak cold front crosses western NC overnight bringing sprinkles or a brief passing shower in the morning. Tomorrow's temperatures will fall off a few notches compared to Saturday, but it remains pleasant with a sunny afternoon. Even milder weather starts off early next week with dry conditions holding through Tuesday. YES!!

Saturday Hi: 56 Lo: 37 Becoming cloudy tonight; Early morning sprinkles or a quick moving shower; NW wind 10-20 mph & gusty

Sunday Hi: 52 Lo: 33 Cloudy early; AM sprinkles or a brief shower; Seasonal temperatures; West wind 5-15 mph

Monday Hi: 58 Lo: 40 Scattered clouds; Awesome; West wind 10-20 mph

Tuesday Hi: 60 Lo: 43 Clouds increase late; Pleasant temperatures; Chance for light rain late Tues. night

Wednesday Hi: 53 Lo: 27 Cloudy; Showers (maybe late day or evening thunder); Turning colder at night with rain ending as light snow

Further Out

Thursday - Early snow showers possible; Then clearing but cold; High in the mid 30s; Low in the lower 20s
Friday - Sunny; Still seasonably cool but improving; High in the upper 40s; Low in the upper 20s

Forecast Discussion

Skies become cloudy tonight with light rain showers or sprinkles favoring the western slopes Sunday morning with the passage of a subtle cold front. Tomorrow's cold front knocks temperatures back just a few degrees, but we are poised for a warming trend Monday and Tuesday.

The upper air pattern Sunday through Tuesday is zonal meaning the flow is pretty straightforward from west to east across the eastern two thirds of the country. This will also lead to a couple of unseasonably mild days to start the work week.

By Tuesday morning two separate pieces of upper energy will be heading east. One coming out of the Northern Plains and another rolling from south Texas along the Gulf Coast. They will try to team up by Wednesday night somewhere along the east coast. The result for us will be rain showers arriving early Wednesday morning ending early Thursday. Rain may end as light snow or snow showers in the northern mountains Thursday morning as a turn to colder/chillier conditions prevail the second half of the week.

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