Calm and mild conditions to begin the work week

This Monday morning high pressure has settled in over the eastern half of the country. The winds have calmed, the sun is out, and temperatures look to warm from morning lows in the mid-20s to afternoon highs in the upper 40s. Those readings reflect the averages at this point in January. In fact, the coldest day of the year in Mecklenburg County typically occurs this week as shown (yellow star) on this graphic:

At dawn on Tuesday local thermometers will drop to near 30º for what will likely be a frosty start to the day. Gentle southwesterly breezes will help bring warmer air into the area, helping temperatures rebound into the mid-50s tomorrow afternoon. Those winds will become a bit friskier Tuesday night, gusting up to 15 mph or so.

The next big weather maker will then begin to take shape on Wednesday as a deep upper air trough will begin to usher in cold Canadian air across the upper Midwestern states. At this point in time that cold air doesn't look to arrive in time to join forces with moisture from a coastal low pressure system. Thursday looks wet but not cold enough for snow. However, there could be some flakes Thursday night before the precipitation ends.