Near-record warmth possible this weekend
The first hard freeze of the season is only a few days behind us, but temperatures are expected to rise to near-record highs this weekend.
Temperatures have been on a seesaw all month, with two freezes in the first two weeks of November and above-average heat in between.
Average temperatures drop steadily throughout November, typically starting the month in the 60s and ending in the low 40s into December.
Our next warmup will send temperatures over 20 degrees above average for mid-November into the upper 70s. That's near record warmth for this time of year-Columbia's record high on Friday and Saturday is 78 degrees, set back in 1931 and 1950.
Fall has been full of warm days this year. The first freeze of the season, which usually happens in late October, was delayed by several weeks into early November thanks to warmer-than-average temperatures.
Humidity will also be very high this weekend, especially for late fall, with dew points in the upper 50s and low 60s. This is well above the average dew point in the mid-30s this time of year, and the record-high dew point is 64 degrees.
Cloud cover this weekend may mitigate the chances of breaking records, but clouds will only shave a few degrees off the forecast at most. Temperatures will be much warmer than they should be for mid-November, regardless.
