Get Ready For Rain: Charlotte Weekend Forecast

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Showers beginning in the early morning hours Saturday could turn heavy, leading to localized flooding by Sunday, National Weather Service forecasters warned Friday.

Rain will edge into the Charlotte-metro region after 4 a.m. Saturday morning, with showers likely around midday. The chance of rain picks up significantly later in the day, as will the wind, with gusts possible as high as 21 mph.

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for much of the foothills and piedmont of North Carolina for Feb. 11, when rain will turn heavy. “Periods of moderate to occasionally heavy rain are expected across the foothills and Piedmont throughout the weekend. Total rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches appear likely by Sunday evening. This could lead to localized flooding issues,” NWS said.

You’ll want to keep your umbrella handy for the start of the work week, too. Rain is in the forecast through Valentines’ Day.

Here is your forecast for the weekend through Valentine’s Day:

Today (Feb. 9)
Sunny, with a high near 57. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday (Feb. 10)
A chance of showers before 10am, then showers likely after 11am. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 58. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday (Feb. 11)
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. High near 69. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday (Feb. 12)
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday (Feb. 13)
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday (Valentine’s Day)
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.