An area of high pressure nosing in from the Great Lakes continues to keep our weather very chilly and dry. Tonight, a few more clouds will be present in the sky with temperatures falling to near the freezing mark. An area of low pressure tracking across the Carolinas may brush us with some light precipitation late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. Extensive areas of clouds and precipitation will keep temperatures well below normal. Mostly light rain is expected with this, but a bit of wet snow might mix in with the rain Wednesday night and end by early Thursday morning as all snow. Little or no accumulation is expected as temperatures drop into the middle 30s.
Extended forecast: Thursday, a second area of low pressure coming out of the Tennessee valley has the potential to bring more significant precipitation to the region Thursday night into Friday. Most of the precipitation at this point looks to be rain Thursday night into Friday, but there can also be some wet snow mix in at times with temperatures in the middle 30s. Friday, winds will shift into the north and northwest and increase as the storm starts to pull away. At the present time, the weekend looks to be dry with temperatures remaining several degrees below normal. The next chance for rain will come Monday with the approach of a storm system coming out of the Midwest. Temperatures should warm into the upper 50s out ahead of this system. Dry and cool weather is behind this system for the middle of next week.