Hello everyone! Jared Smith here with the Charleston weather forecast for Monday, October 2nd, 2023 and the upcoming week ahead.

While the weather is going to remain quite pleasant for much of the upcoming week, expect highs to top out in the low 80s on Monday after a low 60s start away from the locally warmer coastline.

Mid 50s dewpoints during peak heating will keep things comfortable, and we can only expect a few clouds from time to time.

We’ll really keep this up through Tuesday heading into Wednesday, with highs slowly warming into the mid 80s by midweek.

From there, a little more cloud cover starts to work into the area starting Thursday ahead of a cold front.

It remains to be seen if this cold front will be able to wring any precipitation out of the atmosphere, as moisture still looks fairly meager.

But don’t be surprised if some rain chances are added to close out the week.

But generally speaking, the weather doesn’t look like it’s going to be terribly disruptive either.

There’s some intrigue with a reinforcing shot of cooler air that might arrive later Saturday into Sunday, as it could hold highs into the mid 70s for the second half of the weekend and into the start of the new work week.

A little taste of fall there, not quite sweater weather, but we are making progress.

The only major concern with this week’s weather is, once again, coastal flooding.

Northeasterly winds will persist as high pressure continues to wedge into the area from the northeast, and this will help drive tidal departures into flood stage despite the waning astronomical influence from the recent full moon at Perigee.

Moderate flooding is expected again mid-morning on Monday, and a coastal flood advisory will be in effect from 9am to 1pm as a result.

We should do this again on Tuesday, with levels possibly flirting with major flood one more time before minor to moderate flooding becomes a concern around midday Wednesday.

I suspect minor flooding will remain an issue with the afternoon high tides beyond Wednesday, and maybe even into the weekend, given the continued generally northeasterly flow.

Water levels during the overnight high tides shouldn’t reach flood stage, though water levels above 6.5 feet can still put a little bit of salt water onto some vulnerable locations.

Fish bird and hey good, I’m looking at you.

Stay alert to additional coastal flood alerts from the National Weather Service, as they will keep you in the loop on when travel may be difficult.

And remember, don’t cross flooded roads, especially in these sunny day setups where it’s all salt water.

Terrible for your car.

Finally, we continue to monitor Philippe in the tropics as Rena has bid us adieu as of 5pm on Sunday, having degenerated into a post-tropical cyclone thanks to persistent strong wind.

And meanwhile, Philippe is hanging around the northern Leeward Islands, perhaps bringing some wind and rain to Antigua and Barbuda on Monday before starting to lift northward.

It will pose no further foreseeable threat to land after Monday as it increasingly moves northward and then north-northeastward, potentially strengthening into a hurricane in the process, as shear atop the storm relaxes some.

Elsewhere, the Atlantic Basin remains generally quiet, with no areas of interest of note on the hurricane center’s outlook, and there appear to be no tropical threats to the Low Country for the foreseeable future.

And that was Charleston Weather Daily for October 2nd, 2023.

I’m Jared Smith.

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