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WATCH: More clouds, colder mornings on the way, and breezy afternoons

Cloudy, cooler Monday, frost and freeze in the mountains of North Carolina and colder Tuesday

WATCH: More clouds, colder mornings on the way, and breezy afternoons

Cloudy, cooler Monday, frost and freeze in the mountains of North Carolina and colder Tuesday

OOLER CONDITIONS DEVELOP. WE’VE GOT A COLD FOR THE CITY TO OUR WEST RIGHT NOW, AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE WATCHING. YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT RAIN DOWN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST, AND TEMPERATURES WITH OUR ENHANCED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE REALLY THICKER DOWN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THOSE CLOUD TOPS AND THAT’S WHERE YOU’RE SEEING THOSE RIGHT NOW. 70 DEGREES FOR FOLKS OUT IN MOCKSVILLE WE’VE GOT 70 DEGREES IN HIGH POINT. CLOUDS WILL GET THICKER FOR YOU AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BUT WE HAD SOME GOOD SUNSHINE TODAY TOO, SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE IT. WE MADE IT INTO THE LOW 70S SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING IS AT 725 AND SUNSETS AT 730. NOW AS WE WAKE UP IT’S GOING TO BE A BIT CHILLIER. WE HAVE THE WINDS THAT ARE COMING UP AND YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL MORE LIKE THE 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE’VE GOT YOU DOWN TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES, AND THOSE ARE FOR FOLKS ON THE EASTERN SLOPES WHERE YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE WIND PROTECTED. BUT EVEN STILL, A LIGHT BREEZE IS GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON HOW YOU FEEL TOMORROW MORNING. SO YOU NEED THOSE WARM LAYERS OUT AT THE BUS STOPS. AND IF YOU’RE HEADING INTO WORK OR HAVE TO WALK INTO WORK, CERTAINLY MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE GLOVES AND HATS. 39 DEGREES BY NOONTIME. WINDS ARE STILL OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST AND IT’S BREEZY. WE’VE GOT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 2025 MILES AN HOUR AT TIMES 43 IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS, WE START OUT AT 38 DEGREES. IT’S CLEAR OUT THERE TO START WITH MORE CLOUDS BEGINNING TO FILL BACK IN AND 48 DEGREES AROUND LUNCHTIME, AND THEN 53 FOR AN AFTERNOON HIGH IN THE PIEDMONT. TRIED YOUR CHILLY TO 41 DEGREES. THAT CHILLY START MEANS WE’VE GOT SOME LINGERING CLOUDS THAT WILL BUILD BACK IN AS WE SEE THE SYSTEM STILL TRYING TO SWING THROUGH. THAT COLD FRONT COMES IN WITH ANOTHER FRONT WAITING IN THE WINGS THAT COULD KICK IN SOME CLOUDS. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE COLD AIR. THIS TIME DOWN TO 29 DEGREES. TUESDAY MORNING WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME FROST AND FREEZE. SO YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR SENSITIVE VEGETATION, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’VE DONE ANY EARLY PLANTING. I KNOW ALL THE WARM TEMPERATURES EVEN IN FEBRUARY, KIND OF GOT US GOING THERE. MILDER CONDITIONS AS WE GET YOU THROUGH LATER IN THE WEEK. WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE MORNING LOWS. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT FREEZE WATCH THAT’S GOING TO COME UP FOR FOLKS IN TROY AND DOWN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HEADING OUT TOWARD CHARLOTTE AREA IN CONCORD. YOU KNOW, WE’RE ABOUT 19 DAYS AWAY FROM BASEBALL SEASON BEGINNING NOW. WE’RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BIG WIN FROM LAST NIGHT WITH BASKETBALL. BUT WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT SPRING BEGINNING ALSO ABOUT 23 DAYS AWAY FROM THE DASH OPENING NIGHT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CLOUDS. AS WE MENTIONED, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WORKING THEIR WAY OUT. WE’LL HAVE MORE SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, AS WE GET YOU THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 50S AGAIN AND CHILLY FOR OUR EVENING CONDITIONS, BUT WE STAY DRY, SO THIS IS HOW IT’S LOOKING OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS FOR THE PIEDMONT TRIAD AND THE MOUNTAINS. WE’VE GOT THOSE TEMPERATURES OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE COLD NEAR FREEZING THOUGH. FIRST IN THE MOUNTAINS TOMORROW MORNING, THEN DOWN TO 24 ON TUESDAY AND THEN THIS IS WHEN EVERYONE IS EXPECTING THAT FROST AND FREEZE CONCERN 67 IN THE WEST TODAY, 62 ALSO FOR FOLKS OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOOK AT THIS FOR FOLKS IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. YOU KNOW, WE’VE HAD SOME REALLY NICE CONDITIONS OUT THERE. SPRING BEGINS, OF COURSE, TOMORROW OR NOT, I SHOULDN’T SAY TOMORROW. I’M GETTING MY DAYS CONFUSED AT SAINT PATRICK’S DAY TODAY AND ON TUESDAY NIGHT IS SPRING OFFICIALLY BEGINNING WITH TEMPERATURES THAT SHOULD BEGIN WARMING EVENTUALLY AS WE GET INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY. IN FACT, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, WE HAVE 67 FOR HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOWS ARE ABOVE FREEZING TOO, SO THAT’S A GOOD TREND TO SEE. AND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WE’LL SEE RAIN CHANCES RETURNING FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES THAT ALSO COOL AND THEN BECOM
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WATCH: More clouds, colder mornings on the way, and breezy afternoons

Cloudy, cooler Monday, frost and freeze in the mountains of North Carolina and colder Tuesday

After a warm Saint Patrick's Day, we have more clouds on the way and a cool down coming for the next couple of days. Frost and freeze concerns may develop Tuesday morning.

After a warm Saint Patrick's Day, we have more clouds on the way and a cool down coming for the next couple of days. Frost and freeze concerns may develop Tuesday morning.

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