GENERAL OUTLOOK
A wedge of high pressure air will bring cooler temperatures to the area today, with much cooler and wetter weather expected Tuesday and Wednesday as a strong, slow-moving frontal system impacts the area. Brief drying and warming occurs Thursday into Friday before another strong storm system impacts the region over the weekend.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming southwest this afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TUESDAY...Freezing rain likely. Rain showers. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Near steady temperatures in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
An active weather period is expected tonight through Thursday as several rounds of rainfall are expected to impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Heavy rainfall is likely Tuesday into Tuesday night, with isolated nuisance flooding possible, especially across the southwest North Carolina mountains, northeast Georgia, and western Upstate South Carolina. Another round of heavy rainfall is possible Wednesday evening into Thursday morning as a slow-moving cold front enters the area. This rainfall on top of wet antecedent conditions may result in nuisance to minor stream flooding.
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Published at 5.00am on Monday, February 10, 2025
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