GENERAL OUTLOOK
There will be a brief warm up ahead of a cold front which crosses our area on Thursday. After this front passes, expect temperatures to drop first across the mountains then drop across the Piedmont by late in the day Thursday. Temperatures remain well below normal from Thursday night into Saturday. A warmer and wetter pattern is possible by the middle of next week.
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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...Mostly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation. Very windy with highs in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, diminishing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear and windy, colder with lows around 12. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Wind chill values as low as 7 below after midnight.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning. Wind chill values as low as 5 below in the morning.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 17. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Freezing rain may develop in the North Carolina mountains tonight, mainly above 3500 feet. Light ice accumulation up to a glaze is possible across the higher elevations.
Lingering gusty winds will allow wind chills to fall into the single digits to a few degrees below zero Thursday evening into early Friday morning across portions of the North Carolina mountains, especially above 3500 feet.
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Published at 5.00am on Thursday, December 05, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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