Current Conditions
Morganton

Temp: 39.9°F

Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 6:37AM

Sunshine With A Milder Afternoon

Skies are sunny today and it will be a notch milder this afternoon. That theming continues on Wednesday with another step in the milder direction. Thursday will be a noticeably cooler day, but rebounding again for Friday and Saturday. Quiet weather will continue through Saturday, but things get more complicated for Sunday with rainfall potential returning to the region.

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Tuesday Hi: 51 Lo: 28 *****Daytime***** Sunshine and a touch milder; Light SSW wind ; *****Overnight***** Mostly clear & frosty; Calm wind

Wednesday Hi: 57 Lo: 28 *****Daytime***** Mostly sunny; Another step milder; Light & variable wind *****Overnight***** Mostly clear & seasonably chilly; Calm wind

Thursday Hi: 50 Lo: 25 *****Daytime***** Full sunshine; Temperatures a notch cooler; Light ENE wind *****Overnight***** Clear; Frosty; Calm wind

Friday Hi: 55 Lo: 30 *****Daytime***** Sunny & not bad for mid-December *****Overnight***** Mostly clear with seasonable chill

Saturday Hi: 58 Lo: 33 *****Daytime***** Partly sunny; Seasonably pleasant temperatures *****Overnight***** More clouds; Not as cold

Further Out

Sunday - *****Daytime***** Cloudy with rain arriving *****Overnight***** Cloudy with periods of rain; High in the upper 40s; Low in the upper 30s
Monday - *****Daytime***** Early rain ending; Partly cloudy *****Overnight***** Scattered clouds; Cool; High in the mid 50s; Low in the mid 30s

Forecast Discussion

After a cold start, temperatures rebound this afternoon to near-normal for mid-December. Wednesday will be even milder with mostly sunny skies.

A backdoor cold front will slip south of the state Wednesday night heralding a setback in the temperature regime on Thursday. Expect a noticeably cooler day, but with full sunshine.

Temperatures rebound again Friday and Saturday as chilly high pressure heads to the Mid-Atlantic coast.

What happens next is complex and interesting. Low pressure will develop in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, track across the Florida Peninsula, and then make a move northward off the Southeast U.S. coast as it continues to deepen.

Present indications suggest this will get close enough to deliver a period of rain for Sunday into early Monday. Amounts and timing are uncertain, but for now, we’ve beefed-up the rain wording for the second half of the weekend.

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