Cold front brings sharp cooldown to Midlands this weekend
Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 17 Oct, 05:02 · Archive
A cold front moving across South Carolina will bring much cooler temperatures and windy conditions this weekend.
Record-breaking warmth is expected today across the Midlands, with high temperatures near 90 degrees and the possibility of matching or breaking the record high of 89 degrees set in 1989. Before cooler air arrives, afternoon winds will gust up to 20 miles per hour, providing some relief from the heat.
A cold front will move through overnight, bringing scattered showers early Saturday morning with a 40 per cent chance of rain. Saturday afternoon sunshine will return, but conditions will remain breezy with gusts over 25 miles per hour. Temperatures will only reach the mid-60s on both Saturday and Sunday. A Lake Wind Advisory is in effect from early Saturday morning until Sunday evening, with gusts up to 35 miles per hour possible near bodies of water.
Sunday morning will bring the coldest air of the season so far, with lows in the low-40s inland. Wind chills may drop into the 30s. The cooler pattern continues into next week, with highs in the 70s and mainly dry conditions returning Monday through Friday.
How it is being reported
- FIRST ALERT: Significantly cooler, breezier behind Saturday morning’s frontSharply cooler temperatures are expected this weekend as a cold front moves across the Lowcountry!Live5News · 17 Oct, 04:48
- FIRST ALERT - Weekend Front will bring cool and windy weather to the MidlandsWeekend Front will bring cool and windy weather to the MidlandsWISTV · 16 Oct, 20:07
- FIRST ALERT: Major cooldown ahead for the Midlands this weekendRecord warmth is possible today, followed by a much cooler weekend.WISTV · 16 Oct, 09:50
In this story: Midlands · South Carolina · Charleston
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