This Sunday morning's temperatures are in the low 40s, with no white stuff evident in the light precipitation around Mecklenburg County. However, the air layers aloft will cool below freezing this afternoon while a storm system intensifies off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That combination will lead to a decent probability of "flakeage" after lunch. Surface temperatures remaining above freezing will keep any accumulation on grassy surfaces instead of roadways.
Local thermometer readings will slowly fall from current values as the second of two cold fronts crosses the area later today. By sunset (at 5:25 p.m. in Clarksville) skies will begin to clear, and temperatures will then plummet into the low 20s by dawn Monday. The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday looks to be clear with afternoon highs in the mid-40s, accompanied by westerly breezes gusting up to 20 mph.
The remainder of the week will be dry and generally cooler than average. Tuesday looks to be the chilliest day with afternoon highs only in the 30s, dipping into the teens by Wednesday morning. A persistent upper air trough (example graphic shown below) will hang over the eastern U.S. for a while, keeping the door open for cold air to continue rolling in.
Hey, it's January!
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