South Carolina Weather 3/8 Midday - Record Cold

Good afternoon. South Carolina. I'm Matt Mullins. Step outside right now and you're basking in 75 degrees. But. Storms are already rolling through. And we're about to get even warmer before things change. Up in the Upstate, showers and thunderstorms started this morning. Columbia and the Midlands? Scattered storms fire up around 2 P.M. Down along the coast, you've got sunshine until late afternoon, then storms roll in after 5 P.M. Temperature-wise. Columbia hits 78 degrees — the warmest spot today. The Upstate and Lowcountry both reach 74. Southwest winds gust to 21 miles an hour in the Upstate, breezy elsewhere at 10 to 12. Tonight, those storms linger through the evening. The coast sees the heaviest action around 10 P.M. With thunderstorms dropping a quarter to half inch of rain. Patchy fog develops statewide overnight. Lows drop to 63 in Columbia, 60 along the coast, 56 in the Upstate. Now Looking at the week ahead. Monday brings patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny skies. Highs jump to 81 in Columbia, 79 in the Upstate, 76 along the coast. Tuesday stays warm with highs in the low 80s and a chance for afternoon showers. Wednesday is the big story. Columbia soars to 87 degrees — we could challenge the record high of 88. The Upstate hits 83, the Lowcountry 77. That's summer-like heat in early March. Thursday brings a cold front with widespread rain and breezy conditions. Highs drop to the upper 60s to low 70s — a 37 degrees-degree cooldown. Friday turns cooler and sunny with highs in the mid 60s. If you're enjoying these daily updates, a quick rating really helps us out. See you this evening.