Above is a graphic showing winds that are forecast to come out of the northwest and freezing temperatures spilling into the southeast overnight tonight and into tomorrow. The time represented is the forecast for 4am Thursday morning (04-01-2021).
Here is a weather briefing for the overnight period and tomorrow.
A strong cold front will move off the Carolina coast early Thursday. Unseasonably cold high pressure will build in behind the front tonight and settle over the region for the rest of the week. Expect an upper-level ridge to build over the region from Sunday into next week, continuing dry, but warmer weather. The next rain maker will approach our region in the middle of next week.
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Franklin Area
Overnight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows around freezing. Wind chills will be in the upper 40s at 9pm and drop to the lower 20s by 6am. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Wind chills will peak in the mid-30s in the late afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph, peaking between noon and 3pm.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Wind chills will drop to the upper teens by daybreak. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Highlands Plateau
Overnight
A chance of rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with lows in the mid-20s. Wind chills will be around 40 at 9pm and drop to the low-to-mid teens around 6am. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph before midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph, especially after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday (wind chills will be below freezing all day)
Sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Wind chills will climb from the low-to-mid teens in the morning to the mid-20s by 3pm, the drop to near 20 at 6pm. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night (wind chills below 20 all night)
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Wind chills will start out around 20 at 6pm and drop to around 10 by 6am. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Otto area
Overnight
A 50 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows around freezing. Wind chills will start out in the lower 40s around 9pm and drop to the lower 20s by 6am. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Wind chills will start out in the lower 20s at 6am and increase to the mid-30s around 4pm and then drop to around 30 by 6pm. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph, peaking between noon and 6pm.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Wind chills around 30 at 6p, then drop to the mid-teens by 6am. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Nantahala area
Showers likely before midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows around 30. Winds chill around 40 at 9am dropping to around 20 by 6am. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Wind chills start out around 20 at 6am increasing to around 30 by 4pm, then dropping down to the mid-20s at 6pm. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Wind chills in the mid-20s at 6pm, then dropping to the mid-teens at 6am. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Hazardous Weather
A wind field associated with a front and a steep pressure gradient from a high pressure passing by to our north overnight and through the day tomorrow. There is also a chance of minor snow showers above 3500 feet around midnight, but the high winds will keep any of it from accumulating in most areas. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for tomorrow for anticipated high winds. Tree limbs may fall, some of the on powerlines and any lawn furniture you leave out may get blown around.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
259 PM EDT Wed Mar 31 2021
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of upstate South Carolina, northeast Georgia and western North Carolina.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Much colder air will move into the region behind a strong cold front this evening. Precipitation may change to light snow and/or light freezing rain at elevations above 5000 feet by midnight. No significant ice accumulation is expected, but some of the highest elevations of the northern mountains could get up to one inch of snow before it tapers off Thursday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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Published at 8:55pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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