Synopsis:
The weekend forecast is looking semi-decent. We are watching two players: a cool front and Hurricane Matthew. The FutureCast radar and cloud cover for this afternoon (map above) depicts mainly cloudy skies. A few spotty showers are possible in the afternoon and at night. Matthew will stay well to our South and East. Sunday will start off with clouds and maybe a few hours of coastal rain, but the day will eventually turn mostly sunny. It’ll be breezy and cooler.
A dry stretch is in the making for the majority of next week with high pressure reigning supreme.
Hurricane Matthew’s winds have decreased to 75mph. The hurricane is hugging the coast of South Carolina and has made landfall just Southeast of McClellanville, SC at 11am. Hurricane force wind gusts are likely from for Coastal South Carolina today. Hurricane Warnings are up for coastal South Carolina North to Surf City, North Carolina. Matthew will continue to slowly weaken. The storm is now moving Northeast and will be on or just off the coast of North Carolina through Sunday. A Flooding event in unfolding in Northeastern SC and and Central and Eastern NC. A possible loop of the Matthew will occur well off the coast into early next week as it weakens as a tropical storm.
Today:
Mainly cloudy. A spotty afternoon shower is possible. Highs near 70º. East wind at 5mph.
Tonight:
Cloudy with spotty showers. A more organized area of light rain may brush coastal areas late. Lows near in the mid to upper 50s in the City, the lower 50s inland. Winds becoming North and increasing late at 10-20mph.
Sunday:
Morning clouds. A bit of light rain may skirt the coast in the morning. Becoming sunny during the afternoon from West to East. Breezy. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
Monday:
Sunny with readings in the lower to mid 60s.
Tuesday:
Sunny and seasonal with readings in the mid 60s.
Wednesday:
Sunny with highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Stay Tuned.
Keep it here for a no nonsense, no hype forecast.