Forecast Last Updated at Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 10:46AM

Partly Cloudy; Cool

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But the forecast is a manual operation and continues uninterrupted. High pressure centered in the Northeast is producing a cool wedge into the Southern Appalachians. Saturday has partly cloudy skies with cool temperatures. Sunday will have more sun, but cooler temperatures. Clouds return Sunday night and light rain develops lasting into Monday.

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Saturday Hi: 53 Lo: 29 Partly cloudy; Cool; NE wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 47 Lo: 37 Increasing clouds late; Rain developing overnight; Light SE wind

Monday Hi: 52 Lo: 48 Cloudy; Intervals of light rain; Steady or rising temperatures Mon. night; Wind becoming SW 5-15 mph

Tuesday Hi: 62 Lo: 40 Cloudy & rainy; Mild temperatures, but turning cooler late Tue. night

Wednesday Hi: 50 Lo: 24 Mostly sunny; Turning colder Wed. night

Further Out

Thursday - Chilly; Increasing clouds late; High in the mid 40s; Low in the mid 20s
Friday - Cloudy; Rain; Could begin briefly as freezing rain; High in the upper 30s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

High pressure centered in the Northeast has cooler air oozing south into the Southern Appalachians. We'll have mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures.

Sunday will be even cooler in spite of more daytime sun. Clouds return quickly Sunday evening and light rain develops in a moist Gulf flow. Mostly light rain continues Monday. Monday will be cool ahead of steady or rising temperatures Monday night.

A front moves through Tuesday evening. Expect rain with milder temperatures Tuesday. Temperatures fall late Tuesday night.

We catch a 36-48 hour break in precipitation Wednesday and Thursday with cold temperatures as Canadian high pressure settles in.

Late next week, we'll be watching a potent low forming in the Gulf of Mexico. It will move northeast. Details? Too early, but here's the current thinking. The low will move from the Gulf and over us or just to our west. Skies becoming cloudy late Thursday night. Friday will have clouds, fog, and rain; however, precipitation may begin briefly as freezing rain or a wintry mix. Rain will continue into next Saturday.

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