Weekend to start dry, comfortable before gradual Labor Day warmup

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Quiet and dry conditions can be expected over the next few days along with a taste of fall. Warmer weather will return just in time for Labor Day but the chances for rain will remain low.

• This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, less humid
• Weekend Outlook: Plenty of sunshine, warmer
• Monday: Mostly sunny, hot

High pressure will continue to build across our area giving us a gorgeous holiday weekend. We will wrap up this Friday sunny and dry with highs in the lower 80s.

Tonight, will be mostly clear and pleasant with lows in the 50s in the mountains and 60s in Charlotte.

Saturday looks great with plenty of sunshine and highs in the 80s.

Temperatures will begin to warm up on Sunday, but the humidity will still be in the tolerable category with mostly sunny skies and highs near 90 degrees. Labor Day is looking mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s.

On Tuesday and Wednesday expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with highs in the lower 90s. On Thursday a stray will be possible, otherwise expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the low to mid 90s.

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Have a great weekend!

- Meteorologist Elissia Wilson

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