The sun will come out, tomorrow...and temperatures will plummet

Saturday briefly warmed into the upper 50s around Mecklenburg County before another backdoor front slipped through, heading south and west. The air pressure at the regional airport in South Hill bottomed out at 2:15 p.m. yesterday before rising rapidly. That's a clear indication of a frontal passage:

Behind it yet another cold air damming wedge took over, dropping temperatures and bringing in clouds. Sunday morning thermometer readings dropped into the low 30s and will have trouble reaching the 50º mark this afternoon. As part of the next winter storm system a warm front will then push eastward tonight, allowing gusty surface winds to swap around out of the south with scattered rain showers developing.

Monday will then be another transition day. Starting out cloudy with additional rain chances, the day's temperatures will top out in the mid-60s before nose-diving behind a strong cold front. After the lunch hour skies will clear and westerly winds will gust up to 25 mph, bringing in much colder air.

Tuesday will be a much cooler day, with mornings lows in the upper 20s and afternoon highs only in the low 40s. Temperatures the remainder of the week then look to be at or slightly under the average, with daily highs in the upper 40s. No precipitation is expected through the end of the week.