Hello everyone, Jared Smith here with your Charleston weather forecast for Saturday, June 3rd, 2023.

Well friends, we made it.

It’s the weekend, and it looks a whole lot better than last weekend did.

Not exactly a hard part across, but still.

Saturday will be the warmer of the two days.

We expect to start in the mid-60s in the morning, with temperatures warming to the mid-80s in the afternoon.

A few showers and maybe a rumble thunder are possible, but otherwise, much of us should get the day in rain-free under a mix of sun and clouds.

We will be keeping an eye on a cold front that will be moving in from the northeast throughout the day, but that front is not expected to really instigate much in the way of additional showers and thunderstorms.

The aforementioned front will move through overnight Saturday, and on Sunday we will run a few degrees cooler in the afternoon, as cooler and drier high pressure wedges in from the northeast.

It should be a fairly nice day, with a mix of sun and clouds once again.

A little breezy at times, so that will be something to keep an eye on, especially if you’re driving bridges or if you’re going to be headed out to the beach.

We could see gusts 20-30 mph at times as that high pressure wedges into the area from the northeast.

Now, the main weather issue this weekend is going to be coastal flooding with the evening high tides.

Moderate flooding is expected with Saturday evening’s high tide, and we could flirt with major flooding around 8 feet Sunday evening as persistent northeasterly winds and the full moon combine to increase the risk of saltwater flooding.

High tide Saturday tops out around 821 pm, while Sunday evening’s high tide is forecast to peak around 910 pm.

Expect flooding to develop a couple hours on either side of the times of high tide, with numerous road closures throughout downtown Charleston as well as in some parts of the barrier islands being a distinct possibility.

So prepare for this if you’re headed out and about over the next couple nights, that’ll certainly be something you want to watch.

And remember, if you do encounter a flooded or otherwise closed road, don’t try to go around a barricade or try to get through it.

Chances are good that it’s a lot of saltwater, it’s going to rot out the undercarriage of your car, and it could put your engine at risk even.

You could stall out.

Make the right choice.

Turn around, don’t drown.

Your engine.

Finally, here’s a quick look at the tropics.

Friday afternoon, Tropical Depression II became Tropical Storm Arlene, and that is our first named storm of the year.

Maximum sustained winds around 40 mph with higher gusts.

And this one really won’t be around too long as it should succumb to wind shear in the southeastern Gulf by Saturday or Sunday at the latest.

Arlene will have no impacts on her weather here in the Lowcountry, so no worries there.

This has been Charleston Weather Daily for June 3rd, 2023.

I’m Jared Smith.

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Thanks for listening, and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.