Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
086 FXUS62 KGSP 092343 AFDGSP Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 743 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... The aviation discussion was updated for the 00Z TAF issuance. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1. Quiet conditions continue the rest of the weekend. 2. Shower and thunderstorm chances increase on Monday as a cold front moves thru the area. Expect dry conditions in the wake of the front on Tuesday. Another weak cold front may bring a few more showers and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday. && .DISCUSSION... Key message 1: Quiet conditions continue the rest of the weekend. Fair weather will persist this evening and overnight, with low temperatures close to normal. Cloud cover will begin to retreat on Sunday morning as a shortwave digs across the Gulf coast and at a drier air mass noses down the Eastern Seaboard. Temperatures on Sunday have trended warmer owing primarily to anticipated clear, sunny conditions, with highs now expected to climb into the mid-80s outside the mountains. Key message 2: Shower and thunderstorm chances increase on Monday as a cold front moves thru the area. Expect dry conditions in the wake of the front on Tuesday. Another weak cold front may bring a few more showers and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday. Broad upper trofing will gradually move over the NE CONUS on Monday and Tuesday with the backside of the trof getting reinforced on Wed- nesday and Thursday of next week. At the sfc, an elongated cold front slowly drops toward the area on Sunday and moves thru our fcst area on Monday. At the same time, a series of weak low pressure systems develop along a broad baroclinic zone just to our east and south. Overall, the latest model guidance appears to be trending slower with regards to the frontal passage on Monday and subsequent low development. Most of the guidance still produces minimum QPF over our CWA, with the heavier showers remaining to our south. Expected amounts are currently up to 0.1 inches roughly north of I-85 and up to about 0.25 inches south of I-85. In addition, most of the precip is now expected to fall Monday afternoon with some showers lingering into the evening. There is some thunder potential over our southern and southeastern zones on Monday, but the higher CAPE values appear to remain to our south. In addition, SPC`s current Day 3 Severe Out- look has a Marginal Risk just to our south. In the wake of the front, broad sfc high pressure will spread over our region from the north on Tuesday. Another weak cold front will move thru our area Wednesday into Thursday and could produce some sct showers and/or a few thunderstorms, mostly over our northern zones. Any precip amounts will likely be minimal. Dry high pressure returns for Thurs and Fri. Near-normal temperatures are expected for most of the period, with Tues being the main exception. In the wake of the cold front, lows over the higher elevations of the NC mtns may bottom-out in the mid to upper 30s Tues morning. && .AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... At KCLT and elsewhere: VFR at all terminals through the period. For this evening, once the wind decouples, expect light/variable to take over, with continued thicker cirrus moving overhead. The cirrus is expected to thin out overnight. For Sunday, once we start to warm up in mid/late morning, a light SW wind should redevelop. Can`t rule out some high-based stratocu developing in the afternoon. Outlook: A cold front will cross the area Sunday night into early Monday, bringing another round of rain and associated flight restrictions. Dry and VFR conditions will return by Tuesday. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...None. NC...None. SC...None. && $$ JPT/MPR/PM