Charlotte residents can expect a week of mixed weather, with the National Weather Service reporting conditions ranging from sunny skies to a noteworthy chance of showers and thunderstorms as the week progresses. According to the latest update from this morning, if you're stepping out today, you're in for mostly sunny weather with a high near 78 degrees and calm winds shifting to the west southwest at a gentle 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight, the skies above Charlotte will remain mostly clear as it cools down to a comfortable low around 56 degrees, while Wednesday will mirror today's weather with partly sunny skies, drawing a high near 77 degrees and the calm wind taking a southwest turn around 5 mph in the afternoon. But as the week stretches on, the forecast hints at a shift, bringing a 30 percent chance of showers by Thursday afternoon, despite the continued warmth with highs reaching up to 82 degrees; conditions that could lead to thunderstorms come Thursday night as the chance of precipitation edges up to 40 percent.
The upswing in atmospheric restlessness sticks around for Friday, carrying a 40 percent chance of showers through a partly sunny day, with a high near 76 degrees—the looming clouds at night point to a mostly cloudy evening with a low settling around 54 degrees. Charlotte's weekend sees a continued pattern of partly sunny days and the possibility of showers breaking, with Saturday reaching a high near 71 degrees and a persisting 30 percent chance of precipitation come evening.
Looking towards the close of the weekend, Sunday offers no respite with a 40 percent chance of showers during another partly sunny day pegging the mercury at around 72 degrees; the weather story remains consistent into Sunday night, maintaining the same chance of showers beneath a veil of mostly cloudy skies and low temperatures hovering at 58 degrees. The week commences with an even higher chance of showers on Monday—50 percent to be precise—in what will otherwise be a partly sunny start to the week with high temperatures expected to reach 76 degrees, marking an unsettled yet mild transition from spring to summer in Charlotte.
