A 30 degree temperature drop within the next 24 hours

THURSDAY: It will feel more like mid-April as temperatures reach the mid to upper 60s under mostly cloudy skies. Spotty drizzle is possible in the morning with a slight chance of light showers in the afternoon and evening. Rain amounts will be light with most areas seeing under a tenth inch. It will be windy with southwesterly winds at 12-18 mph, gusting up to 30 mph at times. Winds will shift to the northwest in the afternoon and evening behind a cold front and temperatures will quickly fall. Lingering showers will exit the area near I-44 by 9-10 PM tonight.

TONIGHT: It will be a much colder night in store as temperatures drop nearly 30 degrees from last night. Overnight lows fall back into the mid 20s by morning all thanks to breezy northerly winds up to 14 mph and mostly clear skies. Wind chills will be in the mid teens due to gusty conditions.

EXTENDED: Don’t let sunny skies fool you tomorrow as it will be cold with high temperatures only reaching the mid 30s with a diminishing north wind in the afternoon. The drop in temperatures will be brief as this weekend highs will rise back in the 40s Saturday and 50s Sunday. An upper level wave moving through Saturday will increase clouds but rain chances are limited. A better chance of rain moves in Sunday night through Tuesday with an active weather pattern early next week. Our southeastern could see 2″+ of rainfall by next week. Watch ABC 17 News for the newest forecast and check back here for updates.