FIRST ALERT WEATHER-Seasonable temperatures return for Thanksgiving then a wet Black Friday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Clouds will build back over the Midlands tonight as an onshore flow pushes moisture into the region leading to a few stray showers Tuesday afternoon/evening.

FIRST ALERT HEADLINES

• Clouds move back over the area tonight with lows near 40.
• Rather cloudy with a few stray showers Tuesday from a developing coastal system
• Thanksgiving will be seasonable with highs in the low to mid 60s and the chance for a few showers late.
• Black Friday will bring the best chance of rain this week as a cold front crosses the area.
• Another low pressure system brings more showers for the weekend.

FIRST ALERT SUMMARY

Clouds will slide over the Carolinas tonight acting as a blanket so lows will not be as cold as we will bottom out near 40.

Clouds thicken on Tuesday as a stationary front develops in the Atlantic and combines with an advancing upper-level shortwave to spark off a few stray showers during the afternoon and evening. Rain chance 20%.

Wednesday will be warmer with highs in the low to mid 60s under partly cloudy skies as an upper-level ridge builds over the eastern half of the country.

Thanksgiving will have a good deal of clouds during the day with highs in the low to mid 60s, in the evening a cold front will swing into the region and bring a slight chance of rain overnight.

The cold front will then move into the region on Black Friday producing widespread showers for the Midlands.

Another low pressure system will follow for the weekend producing more rounds of scattered showers on Saturday and Sunday.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST

Tonight: Increasing clouds and not as cold with lows near 40.

Tuesday: Rather cloudy with a 20% chance for some PM showers. Highs are in the lower 60s.

Wednesday: Warmer and partly cloudy with highs reaching the middle 60s.

Thanksgiving: Mostly Cloudy with a few showers late. Rain chance 20% . Highs in the low to mid 60s.

Friday: Widespread areas of rain. Rain chance 70%. Highs in the lower 60s.

Saturday: Scattered showers with temperatures in the 60s.

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