Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 7:10PM

Afternoon Showers; Then Sunny Days

A cold front moves through this evening, bringing showers and maybe some thunder. This frontal passage ushers in a period of cool and dry weather with sunny skies as we begin the work week. By the end of the week, we expect to cross paths with Tropical Storm Ian.

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Sunday Hi: 72 Lo: 47 A gusty evening thunderstorm, then clearing; NW wind 5-15 mph, gusty

Monday Hi: 66 Lo: 41 Mostly clear; Cooler; WNW wind 10-20 mph and gusty

Tuesday Hi: 63 Lo: 38 Mostly sunny; Seasonably cool; NW wind 5-15 mph and gusty

Wednesday Hi: 62 Lo: 42 Mostly clear; Continued cool

Thursday Hi: 63 Lo: 42 Still lots of sun through high clouds; A couple degrees warmer

Further Out

Friday - Watching Ian: Overcast; Rain arriving, heavy at times; High in the mid 50s; Low in the upper 40s
Saturday - Overcast; More rain from Ian; High in the lower 60s; Low in the upper 40s

Forecast Discussion

A cold front makes its way through the Southern Appalachians this evening. Expect scattered showers throughout the High Country. We could see some late-day thunder.

Behind the front, we will find ourselves in dry cool airmass as a Canadian high sets this week. Tomorrow is cooler and breezy. This downward trend of temperatures continues to Friday.

We continue to watch Tropical Storm Ian which looks to make landfall as a hurricane in western Cuba on Tuesday and then continue northward to batter Florida later in the week. The mid-week high clouds are the first signs of Ian before the rain is expected to arrive early Friday for a dreary wet two days.

There are no surprises in the rest of the tropics. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical depression and Tropical Storm Gaston continues to spin far east of the United States.

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