Big Chill: Freeze Watch For Mooresville This Weekend

MOORESVILLE, NC — It’s going to feel a lot like winter this weekend, according to forecasters, who say freezing temperatures will descend upon the piedmont of North Carolina Saturday. A freeze watch is in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday morning, the National Weather Service said Friday.

A freeze watch means temperatures below freezing are possible and conditions could kill sensitive vegetation or damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, NWS Said.

The night will mark the coldest night so far this season, according to North Carolina Emergency Management.

Saturday night’s lows could dip into the 20s, it said.

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Here’s the National Weather Service forecast through the weekend:
Tonight (Nov. 9)
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday (Nov. 10)
Sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 29. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday (Nov. 12)
Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Rain likely before 7pm, then showers between 7pm and 2am, then rain after 2am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

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