Charlotte and the Carolinas Face Chilly and Wet Saturday Morning Before a Slow Warm-Up Through the Next 10 Days
NORTH CAROLINA — Charlotte and the surrounding Carolinas are waking up to a chilly and wet Saturday morning, with rain chances highest in the early hours before conditions gradually improve through the afternoon. Sunday brings a cool but dry rebound, and a slow warm-up is on track over the next 10 days with highs climbing back toward the low 80s by next week.
Saturday Hour by Hour
The Saturday forecast for the Charlotte area shows rain tapering through the morning:
| Time | Temp | Rain Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 54° | 60% |
| 9 AM | 54° | 50% |
| 11 AM | 54° | 20% |
| 1 PM | 56° | 0% |
| 3 PM | 57° | 0% |
| 5 PM | 59° | 0% |
| 7 PM | 59° | 0% |
Rain exits by midday Saturday, leaving a cool but dry afternoon with temperatures topping out in the upper 50s.
Sunday Turns Dry and Sunny
Sunday offers a complete turnaround with wall-to-wall sunshine and zero rain chance throughout the day. However, the morning starts cold with a low of 46 degrees before temperatures climb nicely into the afternoon:
| Time | Temp | Rain Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 46° | 0% |
| 9 AM | 52° | 0% |
| 11 AM | 58° | 0% |
| 1 PM | 63° | 0% |
| 3 PM | 66° | 0% |
| 5 PM | 68° | 0% |
| 7 PM | 67° | 0% |
The 10-Day Forecast for Charlotte
The full 10-day outlook shows a gradual and steady warm-up through the first half of May. The average for the period is 54° low and 77° high:
| Date | Low | High | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat May 2 | 53° | 59° | AM Rain, 50% |
| Sun May 3 | 45° | 70° | Sunny |
| Mon May 4 | 48° | 79° | Sunny |
| Tue May 5 | 55° | 82° | Sunny |
| Wed May 6 | 61° | 80° | Partly cloudy |
| Thu May 7 | 64° | 79° | Storms, 60% |
| Fri May 8 | 52° | 74° | Partly sunny |
| Sat May 9 | 54° | 78° | Sunny |
| Sun May 10 | 56° | 81° | Partly cloudy |
| Mon May 11 | 61° | 80° | Rain, 40% |
The Key Takeaways for the Week Ahead
After the chilly and wet Saturday start, conditions improve quickly with Sunday through Tuesday shaping up as the nicest stretch of the 10-day period. Highs climb from 70 degrees Sunday to 82 degrees Tuesday before a storm chance returns on Thursday, May 7 with a 60 percent rain chance. Another dry and warm stretch follows through the second weekend of May before the next rain chance arrives around Monday, May 11.
Stay with CabarrusWeekly.com for continuing updates on the Charlotte and Carolinas forecast through the next 10 days.
