Our forecast through Thursday is calling for bright, sunny skies and colder than normal temperatures. These are the days I call deceptively sunny. So are we facing record cold?

High pressure is settling in for the weekend, and if you like sunshine, that’s a good thing. On the other hand, if you are concerned over the fact that most of North Carolina has slipped back into a moderate drought, it’s a bad thing. You’re probably well aware after a lifetime of watching the weather forecast that high pressure means fair weather and low pressure typically means storms, but do you know just what causes high and low pressure?