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Charlotte Forecast: Cold, Wet Weather On The Way
The Charlotte-metro region will continue to feel freezing temperatures through the weekend, with cold and wet weather expected Monday.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The first week of the new year is off to a bracing start, with sub-freezing temperatures expected through the weekend, according to forecasters. Some relief is on the horizon, they say, but first there will be frozen rain.
“A cold arctic airmass has settled in across the region, yielding a cold wave pattern that will linger through this weekend,” the National Weather Service said in a hazardous weather outlook Jan. 4
Temperatures this weekend will top out in the low 30s, with Sunday likely to reach around 37 degrees, according to NWS. Overnight lows are expected to stay in the teens.
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Conditions are set to change by the start of the work week on Monday, Jan. 8, NWS said. “Winter weather [is] possible,” it said Thursday. “Moisture will increase atop the region Sunday night, as a cold high slowly retreats to the east. As precipitation develops during the pre-dawn hours, it will likely start as a wintry mix of snow, sleet and/or freezing rain before transitioning to all rain by midday Monday. Snow and ice accumulations should be light, but some areas may have hazardous road conditions early Monday.”
Here is your weekend forecast, according to the NWS:
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This Afternoon (Jan. 4)
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Friday (Jan. 5)
Sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday (Jan. 6)
Sunny, with a high near 32. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 14.
Sunday (Jan. 7)
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday (Jan. 8)
A chance of freezing rain before 10am, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday (Jan. 9)
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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