March 14. The weekend is divided in two, with nice weather today and Saturday, then strong storms, rain and wind on Sunday. In case you’ve put your plants outside, there are no overnight freezes on the horizon, but Charlotte’s average last freeze falls between April 1 and April 11.

Friday: Mostly sunny, high near 72. Wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 9 am, then mostly cloudy, high near 77. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Gusts as high as 29 mph overnight, rain..

Sunday: Showers and possible thunderstorms, high near 72. South wind 16 to 18 mph, gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.

Monday: Sun returns but cooler, high near 63.

Tuesday: Sunny, high near 73.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 77.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, high near 70.

Our weather forecast comes from the National Weather Service.