Temperatures slowly rise, watching for another weekend winter storm

BRR! The coldest air we’ve seen in over three years has settled in for many this Tuesday morning – lows have dipped into the teens & single digits across the WCCB Charlotte viewing area as we kick off the second day of the workweek. Highs will once again struggle to clear the 20s and 30s this afternoon, despite plentiful sunshine. The winter chill sticks around through the workweek, but temperatures should become a bit more tolerable as we roll into its back half. Highs approach the mid-40s across the Piedmont and Foothills on Wednesday and should remain above the 40° mark through Friday.

An Arctic ridge of high pressure will invade the eastern U.S. by the end of the week, setting the stage for yet another weekend winter storm in the Carolinas. While it’s still too early to talk totals, it looks like this is a snow-or-nothing event for the WCCB Charlotte viewing area; that is, we won’t have to deal with any sort of mixed precipitation. The best chances for wintry weather currently lie along the coast, but there’s still plenty of time for shifts in the forecast as we advance through the workweek. Stay weather-wise! Your WCCB weather team will keep you posted as more data comes in.

Today: Chilly sunshine. High: 40°. Wind: SW 5-15. Gusts: 20+

Tonight: Mostly clear and cold. Low: 24°. Wind: W 5-10.

Wednesday: AM variable clouds. PM sunshine. High: 45°. Wind: SW 5-10.

Wednesday Night: Another frigid night. Low: 24°. Wind: NW 5-10.

Thursday: AM mostly sunny. PM clouds build. High: 42°. Wind: NW 5-10.