Soaking rain returns overnight into Tuesday morning

Closer to home our next storm system moves in tonight, bringing a very different experience depending on where you live. In the mountains, colder air is trapped in the valleys will set the stage for a wintry mix primarily freezing rain that could quickly lead to slick conditions. For Charlotte Metro and surrounding areas, this storm arrives mainly as a soaking, cold rain that becomes heaviest overnight and lasts into the first half of Tuesday. We do have potential for flooding with some areas picking up at least an 1″ of accumulation. This will lead to an impactful early morning commute. Roads will be wet but not icy, as temperatures stay well above freezing. Rain will taper off toward midday Tuesday, followed by gradual clearing and seasonably cool air returning through midweek.

Expect a gloomy, damp start to your Tuesday commute, but improving conditions by the afternoon and evening.

Winter Weather Advisory High Country starting at 7pm 

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties, along with portions of Burke and Caldwell counties. This advisory runs from 7 PM tonight through noon Tuesday, and it highlights the potential for ice accumulations up to a quarter of an inch. A glaze of ice may not sound like much, but even 0.10″ is enough to cause dangerous travel, especially on elevated surfaces, shaded roads, and mountain passes. With up to 0.25″ possible, scattered power outages can’t be ruled out.  

Parts of Burke County are in this Advisory and we do have potential of them expanding this. I’m mentioning this because we do have the parade tomorrow, but all activity will be done late morning.

Sunshine returns into Wednesday and Thursday with highs struggling into the upper 40s and low 50s. Our next shot of rain returns Friday.