Current Conditions : 39F / 4C, Clear - 8:54 AM EDT Mar. 19

Today as of Mar. 19 7:31 AM EDT

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Saturday as of Mar. 19 7:31 AM EDT

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More Perfect Days Ahead....

It's hard to beat the weather we've had the last couple of days but we'll certainly try! High pressure is parked over the Tennessee Valley today and that will provide us with another cloudless, blue sunny sky. Temperatures are rather cold this morning because it was clear and calm last night. In fact many of the deeper valley spots fell below freezing. However, the sun will quickly go to work today, warming us to 60 at midday and up near 70 this afternoon. We'll officially reach a high of 69 in Charleston and Huntington...certainly close enough to call it a 70 degree day!

Another clear night will allow temperatures to fall into the 50s this evening and down to a low of 36 degrees overnight. Spring arrives Saturday at 1:32 PM. Why the seemingly arbitrary time? That's when we mark the Vernal Equinox. It's when the sun's rays are directly over the equator, and the Earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun but perpendicular to it. As a result, we have exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. "Equinox" means equal night...so that's why the term is used. Of course the weather can be hot or cold on the first day of Spring just depending on the weather pattern. Fortunately for us, there won't be much change from the last several days. That means we'll enjoy another day of plentiful sunshine and another warm afternoon. In fact, we should crack 70 degrees as winds turn into the southwest on the backside of that high pressure system. We'll top out around 72 degrees.

Sunday's forecast is looking better and better. An approaching cold front will really slow down as an area of low pressure spins up along it over the Missouri Valley. While we expect an increase in clouds during the day it now appears that the bulk of the rain with that low will hold off until Sunday night around here. That will mean a pretty decent day with more cloud cover but generally dry weather. We can't completely rule out a leading edge shower before sundown but it would be pretty isolated...most of us will be rain-free. Despite more clouds temperatures will remain quite warm, again reaching around 72 degrees.

We can't hold off the wet weather forever...Our rain chances will increase from west to east Sunday night that low pressure system approaches. Showers will hang around into Monday as temperatures fall to 50 degrees by dawn. While that's a mild start to the day we don't expect it to get any warmer...in fact, as colder air filters in behind that low temperatures may fall into the 40s in the afternoon. Clouds and occasional showers will hang around...so it's not a great start to the week, but it is March so we expect these kinds of swings. We still think the mountains could see some snowflakes mixed in but it won't amount to anything.

Early showers Tuesday will end by midday although clouds may hang tough so temperatures remain a bit cool. We'll top out around 52 degrees. By Wednesday drier air will bring a return to sunshine and warmer weather. We'll reach a high of 63 degrees. Thursday looks nice too with sun and clouds and a high of 66. A weak system may bring some clouds and showers back by Friday but until then it looks pretty decent.