Sunny, dry, and pleasant for the last weekend of May

The persistent pattern which brought a multi-day episode of clouds and much-needed rain has moved on, with the result being a pleasant weather forecast for the last weekend of May. This Friday morning began with temperatures in the upper 50s and will feature afternoon highs in the low 80s under sunny skies. Those readings are pretty much spot on for late May averages in Mecklenburg County.

Saturday will look much the same but with a few more clouds as yet another cold front dives south across the region. Following afternoon high temperatures in the low 80s, cooler air behind this next boundary will drop tomorrow night's local thermometer readings to near the 50º mark. Sunday will thus begin a bit chilly before warming into the upper 70s under sunny skies.

This new weather pattern will also stick around a while, dropping cold fronts south from the Great Lakes region which will continue to usher in cool dry air. This is known as an "Omega Block", with upper air currents resembling that Greek letter's shape:

The upside to this pattern is continued pleasant weather conditions. The downside is that, despite a mention of "damp" conditions across the Eastern U.S. per the graphic, rainfall needed to continue alleviating the local drought conditions will be scarce for a while.