Damp, Dreary Saturday

A weak southern system will be crossing the Gulf coast in tandem a weak upper level system will be crossing the region midday on Saturday. Look for spotty showers or sprinkles to develop, with some drizzle, and temperatures holding steady in the upper 30s to near 40 most of the day. As the light precip ends after dark, there could be pockets over Cleveland County where a few wet snow flakes mix in.  Further east toward Charlotte and especially east of there to near Raleigh have a little better chance at combining the cold and the moisture, to turn the rain over to a mix or even all snow there. Some spots may accumulate up to 1" of snow in eastern or central NC tomorrow evening.  We turn cold again for the next few days with periods of clippers coming toward us, so for Shelby it looks like some sunny days, followed by a few patches of light rain for a few hours on Tuesday or so, then colder and clearing out just in time for a new system to arrive near Christmas. Right now, that looks like it may drop snow in the mountains and possibly the northern piedmont, with light rain and sprinkles in Shelby area.  I'll continue to monitor these systems. For our area in NC, none of these patterns are substantial precip makers. We're in the same repetitive pattern, where southwest NC from Forest City to Charlotte, misses out on the good moisture.As long as the blocking stays in Canada, we can keep expecting the same conditions, but eventually, the pattern will break down and much warmer air will finally return.