A damp Easter Sunday followed by a dry and cooler week

Happy Easter! The rain associated with an approaching cold front looks to enter Mecklenburg County during the mid-morning hours today. That kept sunrise services dry, but folks attending services later on will need to consider toting an umbrella or two. Temperatures will remain mild much of Sunday, with the daily high topping out in the low 70s during the early afternoon.

Along with the showers there may be rumbles of thunder as the front gets closer. Gusty southwest winds will shift around out of the west after that boundary passes through near the dinner hour. The rain will begin to taper off by sunset, with cooler and drier air moving into the region overnight. The winds will calm somewhat as they turn around to come from the northwest.

Monday will begin with morning lows in the mid-40s under clear skies. Local thermometers will continue to sag into the 40s and even the 30s each morning as the week progresses. The National Weather Service issued this graphic to warn of a possible frost or freeze across the eastern parts of Virginia Wednesday morning:

The upcoming week looks to remain dry with afternoon highs in the 60s and 70s. By next weekend those readings could climb back into the 80s for another early taste of summer(!).