Dry, Sunny Week Ahead, With Sunday Showers Possible

High pressure will keep Mecklenburg County dry and sunny through Saturday, with afternoon temperatures in the 70s, before a possible shift Sunday. Rain chances remain limited, and the region has stayed dry across the Carolinas for an extended stretch.

Overnight Monday into Tuesday, skies stay mostly clear and temperatures drop into the 40s across much of the area. The source notes that evening plans call for a jacket as temperatures fall quickly after sunset.

Tuesday starts chilly, then sunshine pushes afternoon highs into the middle 70s, which the source describes as close to normal for late October. Tuesday evening again cools fast once the sun sets, returning temperatures to jacket weather.

Wednesday through Friday follows the same pattern under high pressure: mostly sunny skies, no meaningful rain chances, afternoon highs in the 70s, and overnight lows back in the 40s. The source says there is little to complain about for the middle and end of the workweek.

Saturday remains dry, and the source says the pattern that has held across the Carolinas should continue through at least the first half of the weekend. Halloween trick-or-treating is expected to stay dry for children in the area.

Sunday brings a possible change. The source says a few showers could reach the region as the next weather system approaches, though rain chances remain limited and the system's development needs watching over the coming days. The end of daylight saving time arrives overnight, and sunsets move back to 5:30 p.m.