HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The warm start to November on Hilton Head Island is about to end. A cold front is due Friday, and the National Weather Service office in Charleston expects it to deliver the chilliest air of the season to date.
Until then, the warmth holds. Highs on the island have stayed at 70 or above every day this month, and three days last week climbed past 80. The weather service forecast for the Hilton Head airport calls for a Veterans Day high of 76 under increasing clouds. The normal November high on the island is 69 degrees, the town tourism office says.
Friday is expected to bring a high of 64 and a low near 46 on the island, with Beaufort and Port Royal a few degrees colder overnight. Saturday looks cooler still, with highs near 60 and lows around 45 on Hilton Head and close to 40 farther north.
Weekend wind will make it feel colder. The weather service briefing said apparent temperatures could slip into the 30s at the coldest points of Friday and Saturday, with inland spots getting the chilliest air.
Highs below 70 are forecast to last until about Nov. 20 south of the Broad River, with little or no rain through next week.
Looking further ahead, the Climate Prediction Center expects near-normal temperatures through January 2027 and puts the odds of a wetter-than-normal stretch at 70% to 80%, with a strong El Niño in play. Separately, the weather service plans to begin aviation forecasts for the Hilton Head Island Airport at 7 a.m. on Dec. 7.
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