CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – The period of exceptionally cold weather is about to end here in Lowcountry, South Carolina. The sun will warm our temperatures in the mid-1950s this afternoon, about 10 ° warmer than yesterday and closer to the 59 ° high average. Mornings will not be as cold as we enter the new week with a drop of 30 degrees on Monday morning and 40 degrees on Tuesday morning. The sunny skies will continue at the beginning of the new week and temperatures will be a little warmer in the mid-60s. Our next storm system will approach New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day bringing our next chance for rain. It will also bring a warm-up with highs expected on Thursdays and Fridays in the 1970s. As soon as the storm passes, temperatures will fall back to 50 and 60 degrees next weekend.