Warmer temperatures for the weekend

After the early week chill in the air this weekend will feature warmer conditions. Today - Friday - looks to be the "bridge" day, with Mecklenburg County thermometers climbing from the low 30s into the mid-60s. High pressure will settle across the southeastern U.S. today, allowing winds to calm under sunny skies.

The weekend will then bring even warmer air into the picture. Afternoon highs both days will be in the low 70s, ten degrees above the mid-November average. Saturday will begin mostly sunny behind a warm front which will lift northward through the region tonight. A southwesterly breeze will pick up as tomorrow progresses, ushering in that warmer air.

Clouds will then filter in later in the day ahead of a dry cold front. That boundary (blue line on the graphic) will pass through the area early Sunday as shown on this forecast map for 7:00 o'clock that morning: 

Behind that cold front winds will swap around out of the west and increase in strength, gusting up to 25 mph on the latter weekend day. Temperatures will still be warmer than average thanks to the downsloping effect of those west winds.

Enjoy the warmth as next week's temperatures looks to sag below November averages.