Snow showers in the mountains through tomorrow AM, but milder weather will begin here on Thursday

Tonight will be the coldest night this week.

EXCERPT: Lows hover near or below freezing over the next couple of nights and our rain chances will be on the rise as we move into the weekend.

SUBTITLE: Occasional snow showers will be the rule for the next 24 hours in the mountains!

Waves of light snow will continue on the mountains over the next 24 hours as an upper level Low pressure system cruises through to our North.  The moisture is being rung out as snow on the Western side of the mountains and at the peaks but it is done by the time it passes us by. Abundant sunshine in the Piedmont and Foothills will carry through Thursday before more clouds arrive by the end of the workweek.

Despite the grayer skies, warm winds out of the southwest will fuel a temperature recovery back into the 60s around the Metro on Friday. We’ll be even warmer into the weekend ahead of a rainmaking system that arrives by Sunday. While the potential for severe weather largely stays out west in the Mid-South and Deep South, we’re right on the margins for thunderstorm activity in the WCCB Charlotte viewing area. For now, expect widespread shower activity to close out the weekend with a few rumbles of thunder. Rain totals look to total up to a half-inch to an inch across the Carolinas. Cooler and drier air filters in by the start of next week.

Tonight: Clear and cold. Low: 28°. Wind: SW 5-10.

Thursday: Another chilly day. High: 55°. Wind: S 5-10.

Thursday Night: Clouds build. A bit warmer. Low: 36°. Wind: S 5-10.

Friday: Partly-to-mostly cloudy. Noticeably warmer. High: 62°. Wind: S 5-10.