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Coldest air of the season on the way

Once the front passes through the Carolinas, get ready for colder air and gusty conditions.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

This Evening & Overnight

Gusty winds increase throughout this evening with gusts near 30 mph. This trend sticks around overnight with winds calming through Thursday and Friday.

Thursday - Friday

Thursday and Friday mornings see the biggest impact for the Charlotte metro. Wind chills will plummet to the mid 30s Thursday and mid-upper 20s Friday! Actual low temperatures will be in the mid 30s. Winds are likely too high for frost some of those mornings but not all.

Afternoons highs will only peak in the mid 50s. Warmer, more fall-like weather will return by the weekend.

Mountains: Snow Chance and Cold!

A change to a wintry mix begins between 6 p.m. until midnight Wednesday. Overnight, some light snow develops and will start accumulating. This will be a blowing snow initially with wind gusts ranging from 40 - 50 mph.

Wind chills will fall into the teens on Thursday and Friday mornings. This is the first chance for widespread, accumulating snow across all of the mountains.

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