Mountain snow with a frigid weekend areawide
A fast moving clipper system will bring snow to the NC mountains beginning this afternoon. followed by bitterly cold air and gusty winds across the region this weekend.
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Nicole Madden is the WCCB’s Chief Meteorologist, providing the morning forecasts on News Rising on WCCB Charlotte’s CW. Nicole joined the WCCB Charlotte weather team in August 2017.
She comes to us from KSLA in Shreveport, LA where she was the Weekday News Now at 4pm Meteorologist.
Nicole spent the first three years forecasting for the ArkLaTex. From tornado outbreaks in Dixie Alley to the Red River Flood of 2015 and again in 2016 to wildfires, flash flooding from Tropical Storm Bill and yes, even winter weather – she has experienced nearly everything Mother Nature has to offer. Not only was Nicole forecasting in the studio, but she took her expertise into the elements to track storms and cover the aftermath of the not so nice side of Mother Nature.
She also loves to get out into the community and do personal event forecasts from different towns in each and every county in the viewing area.
Nicole graduated from Florida State University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. She is an active member of the American Meteorological Society. Prior to her degree at FSU, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her Bachelor’s of Science and a dual degree of Business and Communication.
When Nicole doesn’t have her head in the clouds she loves playing with her rescue pup, Colby, traveling and watching the ‘Noles and New York Jets during football season.
A fast moving clipper system will bring snow to the NC mountains beginning this afternoon. followed by bitterly cold air and gusty winds across the region this weekend.
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Noticeably cooler today with highs reaching the mid 50s this afternoon. Much colder temperatures ahead for the weekend.
Dense fog this morning will give way to a warm and breezy day with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. A cold front arrives tonight with rain and isolated storms.
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A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9am, with low visibility creating tricky travel this morning. Warmer temps continue today and tomorrow with highs reaching the upper 60s to near 70.
Morning fog and drizzle, as a pesky wedge keeps the forecast cool and cloudy with highs in the 50s this afternoon.
Sunny and cool today with highs ranging from the 30s in the mountains to the low 50s across the Piedmont, with frost tonight as temperatures fall below freezing.
Behind Wednesday's cold front winds could gust up to 55 mph, freezing temperatures and a burst of snow for the mountains.
A strong cold front is bringing heavy rain and causing a messy commute this morning with localized flooding possible. Temperatures will tumble from near 60 this morning to the mid 40s this afternoon with gusty winds post cold front.
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