Forecast Last Updated at Monday, July 28, 2014 at 6:56AM

Breezy

A front from the west is moving across the Appalachians this morning, but Sunday evening's storms sapped moisture and energy. All that's left with the front is gusty wind and a stray afternoon shower. The 3 Golf-O-Meter Rating today has more to do with wind than rain or temperatures. Temperatures will be cooler tonight with breezy conditions. Tuesday and Wednesday will be pleasant (cooler than seasonal norms) with the just a barely-worth-mentioning chance of a brief shower Tuesday afternoon. Enjoy the first half of the week because "grayer" weather develops Thursday lasting through the rest of this week.

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Monday Hi: 79 Lo: 59 Partly cloudy; A stray afternoon shower possible; Cooler tonight; NW wind 10-20 mph gusting to 40 mph in the AM

Tuesday Hi: 75 Lo: 53 Partly cloudy; Much cooler; Cannot rule out a stray afternoon shower; NW wind 5-15 mph

Wednesday Hi: 77 Lo: 54 Lots of sun; Cooler than the calender suggests; Light wind

Thursday Hi: 76 Lo: 59 Becoming cloudy; Showers developing in the PM; Fog possible Thur. night; Continued unseasonably cool

Friday Hi: 73 Lo: 61 Clouds; Patchy fog; Continued cool; Periods of rain

Further Out

Saturday - Clouds; Patchy fog; Chilly; Periods of rain; High in the lower 70s; Low in the lower 60s
Sunday - Lots of clouds with morning fog; Still on the cool side of normal; Isolated showers; High in the upper 70s; Low in the mid 60s

Forecast Discussion

A front moves through from the west this morning on gusty NW winds. The violent storms Sunday evening sapped energy and moisture--the most we'll see today regarding precipitation is a passing afternoon shower. Temperatures today are a step cooler than Sunday.

Tuesday and Wednesday, high pressure slides into the Eastern US as today's front moves to the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. Temperatures will be seasonably cool. Cool temperatures aloft may be enough to spark a stray shower in NW NC and SW VA Tuesday afternoon.

The front will remain to our south through the rest of the week with disturbances moving west along the front. High pressure will be centered in New England. Moisture from the south will overrun cool air at the surface. It will not be as dramatic as the "gray event" 10 days ago, but it will be reminiscent. Clouds increase Thursday with showers mostly in the afternoon. Friday and Saturday will be cloudy, seasonably cool with periods of rain and patchy fog. The muck will relent Sunday with somewhat warmer temperatures and only isolated showers (still some morning fog).

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