Forecast features beautiful start to the weekend, rain chances return Sunday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - This weekend starts out quiet and dry, but a cold front will increase our chances for showers and a few scattered thunderstorms by Sunday.

• Today: Plenty of sunshine
• Weekend outlook: Saturday mostly sunny, Sunday showers
• Monday: Partly cloudy, warm

This Friday looks fantastic! Expect plenty of sunshine for today with highs ranging from the lower 70s in the mountains to near 80 degrees in Charlotte.

Tonight will be cool and pleasant with mostly clear skies; expect lows in the 40s in the mountains and 50s across the Piedmont. Saturday will be mostly sunny, warm and dry with highs in the lower 80s.

Saturday night into Sunday, a cold front will head east, increasing the chances for scattered showers and storms Sunday; expect highs in the upper 70s.

Monday through Wednesday will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the lower 80s. Next Friday and Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s.

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Have a wonderful weekend!

- Meteorologist Elissia Wilson

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