Temps on the rise, near record highs expected Thursday

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - We get a taste of spring-like warmth during the upcoming week while eye some potential record highs.

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• Warming all week
• Record warmth on Thursday
• Small rain chances on and off

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If it’s more spring weather you want, look no further than this up coming week! We start off Monday morning with lows in the low to mid 40s in the Upstate to the mid to upper 30s in the mountains and jump into highs in the low to mid 60s across the area by Monday afternoon. Look for a partly cloudy sky through the day with a small chance for showers in the mountains, mainly along the North Carolina/Tennessee border. Winds kick up through the day with sustained winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph.

By Tuesday, highs are around 70 in the Upstate with mid 60s in the mountains. There’s a slightly better chance for a few passing showers in the mountains and a small risk for a sprinkle or two in the Upstate. It continues to be breezy with winds nearing advisory criteria in the mountains. Wednesday is quiet and even warmer with morning lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s and afternoon highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Look for a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky.

Thursday we’re flirting with record highs. Our forecast high for Greenville is 78° which ties the record from 2018. And in Asheville, the forecast high is 76°, which also ties the record, this one from 1982. And we are likely going to see record high morning lows as well as we wake up to the upper 50s to mid 60s. Expect a warm breezy during the day with just a small chance for a passing shower in the mountains.

Temperatures drop back to the 60s by Friday, some 10 to 15 degrees cooler than Thursday. It stays dry to round of the week, but we’re watching a small chance for rain to return to the forecast for the weekend with upper 50s to low 60s for Saturday making for a cooler, but still warmer than normal day.

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