From the 70s to snow flakes???

Yesterday's high temperatures across Mecklenburg County were in the mid-70s for a very pleasant second Sunday of November. That was before an Arctic cold front worked its way through the region. Now, this Monday morning features much drier and chillier air...but it'll get even colder!

Today's official high likely occurred just after midnight, before the Arctic invasion had a chance to take a firm grip on the area. Local thermometers will climb only a few degrees from dawn readings in the mid-40s, topping out in the upper 40s to near 50º this afternoon. Given a westerly breeze the wind chills will be 6-8 degrees cooler than those air temperatures. (Average highs at this point in November are in the mid-60s for reference.)

Tonight those temperatures will drop into the upper 20s, with a Freeze Warning in effect from 10:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. To add insult to injury an upper level disturbance will swing across the region late tonight, resulting in this modeled forecast graphic for the wee hours of Tuesday morning:

And, yes, that blue shading indicates s-n-o-w showers! Several other forecast models show this as well, so folks who are awake after midnight tonight are likely to witness flakes outside their windows. No accumulation is expected, however.

In the wake of that disturbance Tuesday also looks to feature blustery winds, which will keep the outdoors feeling very crisp tomorrow. With air temperatures struggling into the upper 40s the wind chills will be in the low 40s, something more like January than early November. Those heavier jackets and sweatshirts may feel pretty good!