Last week, the Upstate enjoyed its first snowfall in three years, and made the best of the moment.
Some residents went sledding while others built snowmen with the few inches of snow they had on their lawns.
Now, a cold front is forecast to move into the area next week, with a potential for snow. Although the chance for snow is uncertain, the chance of temperatures dropping remains high, according to Ashley Renhberg with the National Weather Service at GSP.
“So we have a front that’s coming through this weekend, and basically what’s happening behind it is we have this really strong arctic high pressure system building in,” she said. “So that’s actually what’s bringing in the cold temperatures early next week.”
Here’s how low temperatures will drop next week.
How cold will next week be in the Upstate?
The coldest days next week will be on Monday and Tuesday, particularly at night. The high on Tuesday will be around 33 degrees, with lows in the mid and to upper teens Monday night and Tuesday night. Single digit wind chills through the teens will occur Monday night due to the cold front’s lingering, breezy northwest winds. Wind chills will move into the teens and low 20s Tuesday morning before falling back down to the upper single digits to low teens Wednesday.
What are the chances for snow next week?
The NWS is currently monitoring the potential for snow on Tuesday and Tuesday night, but their confidence in this occurring remains low.
“The models have kind of been flip-flopping back and forth on whether there’s going to be enough moisture far enough north for us to see snow,” said Renhberg. “Right now, we only have like a chance for that Tuesday into Tuesday night across the South Carolina Upstate. It’s like 33% or less at this point.”
Forecast heading into next week, per NWS
∎ Saturday: Rain likely before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
∎ Saturday night: A 30% chance of showers, mainly after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
∎ Sunday: A 30% chance of showers, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
∎ Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
∎ Monday: Sunny, with a high near 34.
∎ Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
∎ Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
∎ Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
∎ Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
∎ Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
∎Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Thomas Knight gives his daughter Rachel Knight of Easley a little push to get started on a snow covered hill at Pickens County High School while many other join in the sledding activity in Pickens, S.C. Saturday, January 11, 2025.
Nina Tran covers trending topics for The Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com.
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