I hope you had a great Wednesday and are ready for the end of the week and weekend! Our weather will be chilly tonight but springlike for the weekend and election day on Saturday. Here’s your updated forecast and today’s blog…

YOUR WEATHER
DRIVE HOME WEATHER for your Wednesday evening: NOW: Sun & Clouds, 63. 5PM: Partly Cloudy, 59. 7PM: Cooling off a bit, 53. 9PM: Fair & Cooler, 48. THU: Mix Sun & Clouds, cool, 60. FRI: Partly Cloudy, 67. SATURDAY: Partly Cloudy, slight chance of a late shower, 74. SUN: Mostly Cloudy, 30% chance, 72. MONDAY: Mostly Cloudy w/ a slight chance, 72.

SUPER PAC…. SUPER PAC….
Are you tired of all the SUPER PAC ads on TV? Wow… it’s amazing just how much money is being spent on this election. Steven Colbert, our friend from James Island who happens to have a little television show, formed his own!! It’s a real one too. He’s running ads on LIVE 5 and mentioned it on his show last night. He’ll be in town this week and will do a rally on Friday at the College of Charleston. That should be a hoot.

AC IS COMING… AC IS COMING…
Anderson Cooper is also coming to town. Now this guy is THE guy who made gray hair the new black. He will do his show on Friday as well from The College of Charleston on CNN. Thanks to Anderson, people are embracing the gray. Loving the gray. Respecting the gray. George Clooney also has helped the gray hair club. Isn’t it nice to have a fashion sense?

MT. BARREL
I think we need to rename Mt. Pleasant to Mt. Barrel! There are more road barrels in Mt. Pleasant than they have roads. It’s actually kind of fun driving over there now. Sort of like a PacMan game where you have to go around all the objects without hitting them. They really need a Cracker Barrel to go along with the city’s new barrel motif. All kidding aside, it will be fantastic when the roads are ready. We’re looking forward to that day sometime in 2030.

“HI, I’M NEWT GINGRICH”
First, I am not endorsing any candidate or political party with this post, but my son and I had a funny moment the other day. We decided to go downtown to the Apple store and get lunch. We saw the big Newt bus over by the College of Charleston and he wanted to take a look. So we walked over and looked at the bus. A few seconds later, the door to the theater that I was leaning against opened up and it was Mrs. Gingrich who started immediately talking to me. Newt followed out the door and went directly over to my 16 year old son Frank and chatted him up for a few minutes. Then he came over to me and talked for a bit. I think Frank was more interested in the bus and media trucks than the candidate himself. The good news about all this political stuff is that it’s good for our business because we rely on advertising! Thanks Newt!

ELECTION COVERAGE
Speaking of elections and politics, don’t forget to join us for the most comprehensive coverage of Saturday’s primary on LIVE 5 NEWS. We’ll have a special edition of LIVE 5 This Morning at 7 a.m. along with special editions of LIVE 5 NEWS at 6 and 7 p.m. Later as the results come in, join us for a special edition of LIVE 5 NEWS at 11. Our entire news team is on this huge story for you on mobile, TV and the web.

Well it’s that magical time of the day once again as I get ready for our broadcasts which I hope you can join us for starting LIVE at 4,5,6,7 & 11. Have a great night!

Bill Walsh, Chief Meteorologist

Okay… are you ready for the weekend?? Get out the jacket’s and joe and here we go! I hope you had a great Friday. Here’s your updated forecast and today’s blog….

YOUR WEATHER
Get ready for a chilly Friday night out and weekend ahead! NOW: Clear & Cold, 50. 5PM: Clear & Cold, 46. 7PM: Clear & Cold, 42. 9PM: (you guessed it…) Clear & Cold or should I say colder, 37. SATURDAY: Sunny & Cold, 52. SUNDAY: Sunny, 56. MONDAY: Sunny, 63. TUESDAY: Increasing Clouds, 69. WEDNESDAY: Mostly Cloudy, 30% chance, 58.

NAACP / MLK PARADE
I was honored to be asked and will be the grand marshall of the Upper Dorchester County NAACP/MLK Day parade in St. George at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. If you happen to be in the area, be sure to drop by and say hello. I believe our own Bill Burr will also be along and it should be a good event to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday and all he did for civil rights in our country.

NEW MOVIES
Lots of new movies are out in theaters this week and over the holiday season. I think “Iron Lady” is coming to screens in the Charelston area along with some other new pictures. It might be a good weekend to catch a movie given the current winter temperatures! Enjoy!

RADIO
Don’t forget you can get your forecast on our radio partners 101.7 CHUCK FM, STAR 99.7, LITE 95.9 and KICKIN’ 92.5. We’ll keep you updated on TV, Radio, Web and Mobile!

ANIMAL JACKETS
I have noticed a lot of animals wearing jackets during the cold weather snaps. Maybe this is something new or something I’ve missed, but it looks like a fashion magazine when I see folks walking dogs along the streets of the Lowcountry! Today I was out for my run and came across a couple of horses and both had finer looking jackets than I have. Now that’s not saying much, but I dirgress. I wanted to ask what they were wearing but figured they didn’t talk like Mr. Ed. I saw a Westie with what looked like a Burberry coat on. I kid you not. Soon I would think that Saks Fifth Ave. will be out with a pet catalog if they don’t have one already. Next thing will be a cable show on pet fashon. “Say Yes To The Pet Dress!” lol

On that note, I hope you have a wonderful weekend and stay warm with a coat or otherwise. Join us for your updated forecast starting LIVE at 4,5,6,7 & 11 on LIVE 5 NEWS.

Bill Walsh, Chief Meteorologist