FORECAST: Sunny, mild today, cloudier with showers Sunday

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FORECAST:

• A beautiful start to the weekend today with temperatures back in the 70s this afternoon under mostly sunny skies!
• Any St. Patrick’s Day festivities or sporting events are good to go.
• Sunday starts off on a quiet note too with building clouds as we start the day.
• We’ll be back up into the low 70s in the afternoon with the chance for a few showers moving in late in the afternoon and evening.
• This is the first of a few waves of precipitation that will push through the Carolinas ahead of a cold front on Monday.
• The best chance for showers and storms will be midday Monday, with strong to severe storms possible.
• The Storm Prediction Center already has our area outlooked under a level 3 out of 5 risk.
• The biggest threats will be damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, with a lower risk for a brief tornado.
• Behind that front, we’ll see another blast of cold air with highs on St. Patrick’s Day not breaking out of the 40s.

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