Current Conditions : 65.9F / 18.8C, Overcast - 4:42 PM EDT May. 22

Tuesday as of May. 22 11:00 AM EDT

Tuesday Night as of May. 22 11:00 AM EDT

Wednesday as of May. 22 11:00 AM EDT

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Showers & Storms Through Thursday...Hot Holiday Weekend...

A low pressure system will combine with a slow moving cold front to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms at times through Thursday. Showers and storms will gradually taper off tonight. The overnight low temperature will drop to 59 degrees. There is a Flash Flood Watch for the southern part of the viewing area through 10:00 tonight because of slow moving storms that could drop heavy amounts of rainfall while remaining nearly stationary. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with more afternoon and evening showers and storms. The Flash Flood Watch may be reissued for flood prone areas. The high temperature will warm up a bit to 79 degrees with some more sunshine.
Thursday will be mostly cloudy as well with another chance of showers and storms, mostly to the eastern part of the viewing area. With even more sunshine, the high temperature will make it up to 85 degrees. Friday will be mostly sunny as high pressure moves in across the region. The high temperature will make it up to 90 degrees which would be the first time we have hit that number this year, which is hard to believe considering how much above normal we have been temperature wise this spring.
The Memorial Day Holiday Weekend will start with mostly sunny skies under high pressure. The high temperature will hit a scorching 95 degrees. Sunday will still see high pressure in control, but there will be some clouds along with a chance of some scattered late day showers or storms as a weak low pressure system moves into the vicinity. The high temperature will still manage to make it to a hot 94 degrees. Memorial Day Monday will be partly cloudy along with another chance of some late day showers and storms. The high temperature will drop a bit to a still hot 91 degrees.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms as a cold front moves into the region. The high temperature will drop to 83 degrees with the additional cloud cover and showers. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with more showers and storms as low pressure lingers over the region. The high temperature will cool to 78 degrees with the cloud cover and cooler air moving in behind the front.
Thursday will be partly cloudy and dry as high pressure builds back into the region. The high temperature will warm a bit to 80 degrees with the additional sunshine. Another weather system will move into the region for Friday which will bring back mostly cloudy skies along with showers and thunderstorms. The high temperature will cool again to 75 degrees.

A quick look back at yesterday's forecast shows that skies were mostly cloudy overnight as forecast. The low temperature dropped to 64 degrees which came in five degrees above the forecast low temperature of 59 degrees. Tuesday saw more clouds than were forecast as the sun didn't make much of an appearance at all. The high temperature looks to come in several degrees cooler than the forecast high temperature of 77 degrees due to the heavy cloud cover.

Tonight: Skies will be cloudy with rain showers and thunderstorms gradually tapering off. The overnight low temperature will be 59 degrees.

Wednesday: Skies will be mostly cloudy with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms from a low pressure system and slow moving cold front. Rainfall totals could be heavy in areas with the high temperature coming in at 79 degrees.

Thursday: The low pressure center will still be in the region and will make for another day of mostly cloudy skies and afternoon showers and storms, mostly over the eastern part of the viewing area. The high temperature will make it to 85 with the warmest readings to the west where there will be more sunshine through the day.

Friday: High pressure will build in across the region which will make for mostly sunny skies and dry conditions. The high temperature will reach 90 degrees which would be the first time we have hit that mark in Charleston this year.

Saturday: The Memorial Day Holiday Weekend will start out with mostly sunny skies and dry conditions under high pressure. The high temperature will make it to a scorching 95 degrees.

Sunday: A low pressure system in the region will make for partly cloudy skies and a chance of some scattered afternoon showers and storms. It will still be hot, with the high temperature warming to 94 degrees despite the clouds and chance of showers.

Memorial Day Monday: The hot weather will continue right into the holiday itself as high pressure will again be in control. The high temperature will cool a bit to a still hot 91 degrees.

Tuesday: A cold front will move into the region which will make for mostly cloudy skies along with showers and thunderstorms. The high temperature will drop to 83 degrees with the additional cloud cover and showers.

Wednesday: The cold front will push through, leaving mostly cloudy skies along with some rain showers in its wake. The high temperature will fall to 78 degrees with the clouds, showers and cooler air moving in behind the front.

Thursday: High pressure will move back in which will bring back partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. The high temperature will warm a bit to 80 degrees.

Friday: Another weather system will move into the region which will make for mostly cloudy skies along with showers and thunderstorms. The high temperature will drop a bit to 75 degrees.

One Final Note: The record high temperatures that could be in jeopardy this coming weekend are Friday: 92 degrees, Saturday: 94 degrees, Sunday: 95 degrees and Monday: 96 degrees.