Drier and cooler air following Thursday's cold front passage helped this Friday morning's temperatures dip into the lower 50s around Mecklenburg County. Boydton won the "prize" for the lowest reading at 50ยบ. Skies will be clear today, with westerly winds gusting up to 20 mph as afternoon temperatures climb into the low 70s.
Memorial Day weekend then looks to be mostly dry but cooler than average for the unofficial beginning of the summer vacation season. Temperatures Saturday through Monday will top out in the mid-70s, several degrees below the average afternoon high of 80. Skies will be mostly sunny tomorrow, but clouds will gradually thicken Sunday afternoon as an upper air disturbance approaches from the northwest.
Rain chances will also increase late Sunday, with precipitation likely holding off until near sunset. Sunday night will be damp, with local rain gauges collecting between a tenth and a quarter-inch of liquid by dawn Monday. As that disturbance slides eastward Memorial Day itself then will turn out to be partly sunny. Outdoor conditions for those holiday cookouts should be pleasant, but the real reason for Memorial Day should be kept in mind.
Unless the forecast changes significantly the next Mecklenburg County Weather blog post will be on Wednesday 5/28. Meanwhile, here's some good news about the dry conditions across Virginia. Recent rainfall has helped the drought ease quite a bit!
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