The warmth continues as Daylight Saving Time arrives

This Friday morning's low temperatures only dropped into the mid- and upper 50s around Mecklenburg County. That's the average high for this date, so it's definitely warmer than is typical during the first week of March. Today's high will top out in the low 80s under sunny skies, with a touch of humidity as moisture moves into the region.

Saturday morning will again bring warm temperatures ahead of the potential for afternoon showers and even a thunderstorm. A cold front pressing across the Appalachians will provide the impetus for that precipitation, which is much-needed given the continued drought situation locally. Indeed, the first severe weather outlook of the year for Virginia has been issued for tomorrow, but Mecklenburg County isn't in the area of concern:

And then comes the switch back to Daylight Saving (no "s") Time Saturday night. The change officially occurs at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, when clocks which automatically change will push ahead to 3:00 a.m. and we all lose an hour of sleep. For those timepieces which don't change themselves it's a good idea to set them an hour ahead before going to bed.

Sunday then looks to be cloudy with showers and perhaps a couple of storms - nothing severe - as that cold front takes it sweet time pushing through the area. Temperatures will still top out in the mid- and upper 70s Sunday, so the spring-like conditions will stick around even behind this boundary.

NOTE: Next week is Virginia's Severe Weather Awareness Week. A lot of very useful information will be coming out via social media and other news sources.