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JIM BARACH'S OUTLOOK
FROM THE STORM TEAM WEATHER CENTER

Wet Weather Takes Us Through The Weekend...

Thursday turned out to be a real soaker with nearly two inches of rain falling in the Charleston area. The rain continued through the night as well and will be with us off and on through the weekend. In comedy and weather, timing is everything. And there is nothing funny about a bad forecast, so I am going to try to hit the timing of the weather systems that will be with us through the upcoming Mothers' Day Weekend.

A weak system will spread showers across the region tonight through Saturday morning, but rainfall amounts should be fairly light, in the range of a tenth to a quarter inch. The showers will end by about 9:00 Saturday morning with the sun emerging by the afternoon. The sunshine should be able to push the high temperature to a mild 70 degrees, although there will be a northwesterly wind which could make it feel a bit cooler than the temperature would indicate. Mothers' Day is going to be a bit trickier. We certainly want conditions to be perfect on the day that is reserved for mom, but we aren't going to get that wish. However, there more than likely will be some dry time in between the rain showers and storms. At this time it looks like there may be a few showers early in the day with a warm front moving through. There will be a bit of a drying trend from the late morning through the early part of the afternoon before showers and storms start to develop. The high temperature will manage to make it to a comfortable 68 degrees before the rain starts. At this time, severe weather doesn't look to be a strong possibility, but any time a cold front moves through this time of year it is a matter of concern for us here in the Eyewitness Storm Center. Steve Borecky will be on duty this weekend, so make sure to stay tuned to Eyewitness News and logged into this web site for the latest weather information, especially for any watches or warnings that may be issued. Computer models are estimating we could see another half inch to an inch of rain before the system moves out late Sunday.

Much cooler air will move into the region behind Sunday's cold front. Skies will stay cloudy with a few scattered showers. The high temperature will only make it to 58 degrees with a bit of a northwesterly wind that will make it feel even cooler. It looks like the clouds and showers will last long enough to prevent much clearing which would allow the temperature to drop dangerously close to freezing. At this time I am calling for an overnight low temperature of 4f0 degrees Monday night, so the only frost threat would be for the higher elevations if even there.

Tuesday will bring the nicest weather of the next several days as high pressure will take over and bring mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 70 degrees. Another weather system will move in later on Wednesday, bringing clouds and showers with the possibility of thunderstorms. The first part of Wednesday will be pleasant, and the high will make it up to 74 degrees before the rain starts to fall. Thursday and Friday will both be mostly cloudy with the potential for showers and thunderstorms. The highs both days will be a mild 72 degrees.

Next weekend is looking a little less than perfect, as we have become to expect so far this year. Saturday will be cloudy with showers and a high temperature of 73 degrees. Sunday will be mostly cloudy, also with a chance of showers and a high temperature of 74 degrees. Monday should be partly cloudy and warmer with an afternoon high temperature of 76 degrees.

One Final Note: Charleston's precipitation total through Thursday is a whopping 17.39". We didn't see that much precipitation last year until July 10th! I will update this total later tonight and add today's total, which will more than likely push that date for last year later into July.

One Final Final Note: I would like to wish a very happy Mothers' Day to all the great moms out there, including my own lovely wife Karen who is a fantastic mom to our daughter, Summer.

--Jim Barach
Chief Meteorologist
5/9/08

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