Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 6:16AM

Mild Today; Cold Weekend

Low pressure near Savannah exits into the Atlantic. It politely stayed to our south and southeast and was not a factor in our weather. Instead, we have a seasonally mild afternoon. A dry, cold front passing through from the north Thursday. Canadian high pressure will get control of our weather and promises a relatively cold but dry weekend.

Wednesday Hi: 50 Lo: 31 Clearing skies; Milder temperatures; NW wind 5-15 mph, becoming gusty tonight

Thursday Hi: 45 Lo: 24 Mostly sunny; Cool; NW wind 10-20 mph

Friday Hi: 39 Lo: 20 Mostly clear day; A few more clouds Fri night; Colder; NW wind 5-15 mph

Saturday Hi: 37 Lo: 19 Mix of clouds and sun; Cold

Sunday Hi: 35 Lo: 18 Mostly clear; Colder for March

Further Out

Monday - Mostly clear; Milder; High in the upper 40s; Low in the upper 20s
Tuesday - Mostly clear; Another step warmer; High in the lower 50s; Low in the mid 30s

Forecast Discussion

I cannot remember an easier forecast.

The low we were watching along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts turned out to be a non-factor in our weather. We'll have a brief "mild up" today ahead of a dry cold front moving through from the north Thursday. Winds become breezy tonight and rather gusty tomorrow.

High pressure from Canada moves into the Great Lakes tomorrow and then makes slow progress southeast this weekend. Temperatures will be about 10 degrees below seasonal averages this weekend. Low pressure in East Texas Friday remains passes far to our south Saturday.

Early next week, the Canadian high will be centered to our east allowing a milder southerly flow with gradually milder temperatures. The next chance of rain is not until next Thursday.

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