3/2 South Carolina Weather: Dense Fog Advisory

Good morning. South Carolina. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside right now and you're feeling 50 degrees. but South Carolina's about to split down the middle today. In the next 24 hours., A backdoor cold front is sneaking south from the northeast. It's wedging cooler air in behind it, creating a sharp temperature divide across the state. Think of it like a cold air dam building up against the mountains. Up in the Upstate, you're getting the full treatment. Clouds thicken early and stick around all day. High near 53 degrees with northeast winds gusting to 25 miles an hour. That's jacket weather, folks. Tonight drops to 43 degrees under those same clouds. Light rain could show up after 1 A.M. Tuesday stays mostly cloudy but warms to 61 degrees. The Midlands sit in the middle of this divide. Mostly cloudy today with a high near 59 degrees. Winds stay gentle around 8 miles an hour. Tonight dips to 48 degrees. Tuesday climbs to 67 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Down in the Lowcountry, patchy fog clears before 8 A.M., then partly sunny skies push you to 63 degrees. Northeast winds run 5 to 13 miles an hour. Tonight stays mostly cloudy with a low around 52 degrees. Tuesday turns mostly sunny and hits 66 degrees. Wednesday everything changes. High pressure slides offshore and warm air floods in. We're talking upper 70s to low 80s Wednesday through the weekend. Humidity rises too. Expect afternoon showers and isolated thunderstorms Thursday through Sunday, with the best rain chances over the weekend. Spring equinox is just two weeks away. We're gaining 2 minutes of daylight every single day. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.