Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 6:58AM

Gloomier Weather

Have you been able to get outside and capitalize on this spell of nice weather? We hope so. It's going to be rather gray and damp for the next several days. Steadier rain will be arriving later today and will be with us on-and-off through Thursday. Friday will be milder with a few breaks in the clouds, although showery weather will still be a threat. Weekend weather will turn chilly again with the 's' word popping back up.

Wednesday Hi: 56 Lo: 42 Cloudy with afternoon & nighttime rain; SSW wind 10-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 55 Lo: 43 Cloudy with periods of rain; SE wind 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 65 Lo: 44 Lots of clouds; PM showers, & maybe a thundershower; Quite mild; SE wind 5-10 mph

Saturday Hi: 52 Lo: 35 Generally cloudy; Cooler; Daytime showers; Snow showers possible at night on the mountaintops

Sunday Hi: 45 Lo: 34 Mostly cloudy & colder; Higher elevation snow showers & lower elevation rain showers; Becoming mostly snow showers at night

Further Out

Monday - Mostly cloudy; A few snow showers or flurries; Cold; High in the mid 40s; Low in the mid 30s
Tuesday - Leftover early drizzle or flurries; Still lots of clouds; High in the mid 40s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

It's about time for some weather payback. After some really nice weather since the weekend, we enter a much more unsettled/damp weather pattern. A complex low pressure system will be organizing over the southern Plains today and tracking to the northeast into Illinois by Friday morning. A broad, southerly inflow out of the Gulf of Mexico will transport moisture northward into the Carolinas and produce some wet weather, starting today and lasting through Thursday. Rainfall won't be terribly heavy, but it will be persistent.

A cold front trailing the aforementioned low pressure will push milder air ahead of it on Friday. We may see some intervals of sunshine on Friday ahead of this feature, although showers remain a good bet. A thundershower will also be possible Friday afternoon or evening as the front moves into the mountains.

The weekend will be colder as a broad upper level low moves through. Showers will be possible both weekend days. As colder air arrives late Saturday night, snow showers will be possible at the highest elevations. Then, snow showers will be possible down to about 3,500 feet in elevation during Sunday, with some rain showers in the valley floors. Unseasonably chilly weather lingers into early next week, with leftover snow and rain showers.

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