This Wednesday morning another cold front is crossing the Appalachian mountains into Virginia. Ahead of it a few showers have broken out which could dampen the ground in parts of Mecklenburg county. That boundary will slow down its eastward progress today, finally passing through the area by about dinnertime.
The overall result locally will be cloudy skies for the first half of today, accompanied by light rain which will total less than a tenth of an inch in area gauges. Skies look to begin clearing during the late afternoon with temperatures eventually climbing into the low 70s. After this boundary passes by winds will swap around out of the west.
Tonight a second - but dry - cold front will scour out any remaining moisture. Behind it the winds will turn around out of the north and usher cooler Canadian air into Mecklenburg county. By dawn Thursday local thermometers will register lows in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. Tomorrow will then be mostly sunny with northerly breezes and afternoon highs in the mid-60s, somewhat below late April averages.
Wednesday's light rainfall is the only precipitation expected for several days. As shown on this graphic the liquid totals for Mecklenburg county (at the black star) will be scanty through the middle of next week:
Keep fingers crossed that the current lack of rain won't lead to widespread drought this spring into the summer. Eastern North Carolina is already under abnormally dry conditions per the Drought Monitor.
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