Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 6:45AM

Quiet Weather

After a blustery, uncomfortable March 1, the rest of the first week of March looks relatively "lamb-ish". For an official March forecast see this classic video clip. Two lows troll the Gulf Coast this week (today and Saturday). At this point, both look too far south for any significant effect on our weather. I remain somewhat suspicious of the weekend low but there's too little evidence for anything more than a watchful eye at this point. Temperatures will be slightly warmer Wednesday afternoon but cooler Friday through Sunday thanks to a dry cold front moving through Thursday.

Tuesday Hi: 49 Lo: 26 Few clouds during the day; More clouds tonight; Breezy early AM, but wind becoming light and southerly

Wednesday Hi: 57 Lo: 30 AM clouds with the slightest chance for an AM light wintry mix; Clearing PM skies & milder; NW wind 5-15 mph, becoming gusty Wed. night

Thursday Hi: 53 Lo: 25 Mostly sunny; Cool; NW wind 10-20 mph

Friday Hi: 49 Lo: 24 Mostly clear day; Increasing clouds Fri night; Colder

Saturday Hi: 45 Lo: 22 Mostly cloudy day; Cannot rule out a light AM wintry mix; Clearing PM clouds; Cold

Further Out

Sunday - Mostly clear; Colder than average for March; High in the upper 40s; Low in the mid 20s
Monday - Mostly clear; Warmer; High in the upper 50s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

Colder air settled in Monday night and skies cleared. We have a cool day thanks to high pressure sliding east across North Carolina. Meanwhile, low pressure moves east along the Gulf Coast today and off the Atlantic Coast tonight and tomorrow. It appears too far south and southeast to produce any significant weather here; however, a brief, light wintry mix early Wednesday is not impossible.

Wednesday afternoon has slightly milder weather ahead of a dry cold front that passes through from the north Thursday. The front ushers in colder air for Friday and the weekend.

A second low moves from Texas into the northern Gulf Saturday. I'm suspicious but there's scant evidence today for significant precipitation this far north Saturday.

High pressure moves across the Ohio Valley Saturday and will be off the Carolina Coast next Tuesday. It will push warmer air into the Southeast starting Monday.

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