Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 6:35AM

Take in the Sun

Make the most of the sunshine today because it will be in short supply next week. Temperatures are pleasant after a chilly start. Sunday is relatively pleasant as well, but clouds increase. Rain develops by sunrise Monday. Monday will be cloudy, foggy, rainy, and chilly. Tuesday is not much nicer; then showers linger into Wednesday with slightly warmer temperatures. Looking toward Merlefest Thursday through Sunday, expect cooler than average temperatures. We cannot rule out a stray shower Thursday, Friday, or Sunday.

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Saturday Hi: 61 Lo: 37 Sunny; Pleasant after a chilly start; Light SE wind

Sunday Hi: 58 Lo: 39 Partly to mostly cloudy; Temperatures slightly cooler than average; SE wind 5-15 mph

Monday Hi: 46 Lo: 40 Cloudy & Cooler; Fog; Rainy; SE wind 10-20, gusty

Tuesday Hi: 51 Lo: 45 Cloudy & Cool; Fog; Rain, mostly during the daytime

Wednesday Hi: 61 Lo: 45 Generally cloudy; Lingering showers; Not as chilly

Further Out

Thursday - Lots of clouds; Cool; Stray showers; High in the upper 50s; Low near 40 degrees
Friday - Lots of clouds; Slightly warmer; Stray showers; High in the lower 60s; Low near 40 degrees

Forecast Discussion

High pressure moves across the Eastern U. S. today and Sunday. It then will be centered off the Northeast Coast early next week with a cool wedge developing into the Southern Appalachians. Next week is dominated by a trough in the Eastern U. S. with a couple surface lows rounding its base in the Southeast, keeping our weather unsettled.

The weekend is pleasant after a cool start. Clouds increase Sunday.

The first surface low makes a slow path through Mississippi (Sunday), Alabama (Monday), and South Carolina (Tuesday) before heading northeast. Monday is a gray, raw washout--clouds, foggy, chilly, soaking rains. Tuesday is only slightly better. Showers linger into the daytime Wednesday. Wednesday will be slightly warmer.

The trough with cool air aloft keeps clouds and the threat of a shower in play Thursday and Friday. If Merlefest is on your mind (and it should be), think cooler than average temperatures and a stray shower possible Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. We'll be warily watching that second low near the Gulf Coast later in the weekend.

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