FIRST ALERT - Pleasant Friday Gives Way to Rainy, Cool Sunday in Western Carolinas

Sunshine ends the workweek across the Western Carolinas, with highs in the mid to upper 50s in the mountains and upper 50s to low 60s in the Upstate. Saturday stays dry but turns cloudier after a cold start, before rain arrives Saturday night and becomes widespread Sunday. Expect 1 to 1.5 inches of beneficial rain—helping, but not ending, a drought with a 4 to 6 inch winter deficit—while flooding risk stays low. Highs hold in the upper 40s to low 50s Sunday, then skies clear Monday and a warmup pushes highs into the low to mid 70s by midweek.