The average Mecklenburg County high temperature for today - Sunday March 22nd - is 64º. This afternoon local thermometers will far exceed that reading, with temperatures topping out in the upper 80s! A northward bulge (upper level ridge) in the jet stream which has baked the western U.S. with record March heat is flattening out, allowing the very warm air to move east.
That level of warmth won't last long here, however. A surface cold front currently over the Great Lakes region will push south and east later today. Clouds will overspread Virginia late tonight with light rain showers possible Monday morning. Temperatures will start tomorrow in the mid-60s and only rise into the low 70s as a gusty north wind ushers in cooler air behind the boundary.
Unfortunately rain from this system will be scanty, totaling less than a tenth of an inch. With continued dry conditions across the area much more moisture than that is necessary to change these drought conditions:
Tuesday looks to be the coolest day of the week with temperatures starting out in the upper 30s before climbing into the upper 50s during the afternoon. The remainder of this week will then be very spring-like, with afternoon highs in the 60s and 70s. The next rain chance arrives Friday, but even that potential doesn't look very wet on current forecast model runs.
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