GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Western Carolinas are about to experience a wild weather roller coaster, with near record highs early in the week followed by a strong cold front ushering in a storm threat prompting a First Alert Weather Day Thursday and a much cooler pattern.
MONDAY: Warming Afternoon
After some morning fog, sunshine takes over for the rest of your Monday. Temperatures climb into the mid-to-upper 70s across the Upstate and low-to-mid 70s in the mountains.
Lows tonight: Upper-50s Upstate, low-50s mountains.
TUESDAY: Showers Return, Record Highs
Showers and thunderstorms move in mainly your morning commute and midday plans. Nothing organized, but we can’t rule out an isolated strong storm. The storms look to wrap up around noon with a drier afternoon on tap.
Despite the morning storms, temps soar to the low-to-mid 80s all across the Western Carolinas. That’s 15+ degrees above what we should see in early March. Greenville is forecast to reach a high of 82° which is two degrees off the current record of 84°.
Asheville is expected to reach a high of 80° which would smash the old record of 76°.
Overnight lows: Low-to-mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY: Record-Breaking Heat
Record heat continues into Wednesday. We are forecasting tying the record of 84° in Greenville. And once again Asheville is expected to set a new record with a high of 80° which is a degree higher than the current record of 79°.
It’s expected to be dry day with a mix of sun and clouds. The winds pick up through the day, gusting to near 30 mph. Clouds thicken into the evening, and we are watching for a line of storms to move in overnight…