Brutal cold and High Country snow move in 

Winter has returned to the WCCB Charlotte viewing area. Snow is falling in the High Country and a cold wind has settled into the Foothills and Piedmont. The High Country is under a winter storm warning through Monday night as snow and windy conditions are expected to continue. Lower elevations are expected to see 3-6 inches of snow. While the highest elevations including the ski resorts could see up to a foot of snow. Snow will continue off and on all day Monday, but will begin to taper off overnight.

Outside of the High Country wind and cold temperatures are the big story. Wind has already picked up in a big way with gusts past 40 mph being common this evening in the Piedmont. While wind gusts will slowly calm down from here, expect it to remain very breezy tonight with gusts generally in the 30 mph range. On top of that temperatures will drop into the upper 20s for most in the Piedmont tonight, and the teens in the High Country.  This will lead to wind chills in the teens tomorrow morning in the Queen City while it feels sub 0 in the High Country! 

Monday afternoon will be the coldest in a while with highs in the low 40s in Charlotte, and 20s in the High Country. Winds will remain breezy as well, but will be much more manageable in the Piedmont. After Monday a slow trend back to warmer temperatures begins. With Wednesday getting back to the 60s. Our next rain chance looks to be Thursday into Thursday night. This will be very welcome as we continue to fight a drought across the region. An early look at next weekend looks mostly dry with temperatures in the 60s. 

Tonight: Mostly clear. Windy. Low: 29°. Wind: NW 20-30 Gusts: 30+

Monday: Mostly sunny. High  43°. Wind: NW 10-20 Gusts: 20+

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Cold. Low: 27°. Wind: NW 5-10 

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 49°. Wind: W 5-10