‘Battleground area’ brings warmer weather as winter, spring converge in Myrtle Beach
The weather will be warming up in the Grand Strand this week, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C.
Just a few weeks after an uncommon icy winter storm and cold air swept through the area, temperatures are expected to rise gradually throughout the week, forecasters predicted.
Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-70s by Thursday, according to a NWS weather briefing. Morning lows are expected to range in the mid 50s Thursday and lower 60s Friday.
A cold front moving through the area Thursday and Friday will bring with it a chance of showers and storms toward the end of the week.
Severe weather is not expected.
Meteorologist Jordan Baker with the National Weather Service said the swing from cold to warm temperatures is typical for the Grand Strand in February.
“We’re starting to get into that time of year where spring is on the way but hanging onto winter,” Baker said.
He said the region can turn into a “battleground area” where cold air systems from the north meet warmer air from the south, making it “pretty normal for this time of year to oscillate back and forth” between colder and warmer temperatures.
This story was originally published February 16, 2022 at 11:35 AM.
