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Mark Watkins

Emmy Award winning meteorologist Mark Watkins brings you the Carolinas weather each weekday morning from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on "Eyewitness News Daybreak." He is also a member of Channel 9's "Eyewitness News Midday" news team.

Growing up in Georgia, Mark comes from a broadcasting family. He began his career in radio in 1969 and his first television job was in Bismarck, North Dakota. He also worked in Chicago, San Francisco, and San Jose.

Mark first attended the University of Georgia and later received a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University in Illinois. He also received a B.S. degree with Great Distinction in Meteorology from San Jose State University in California. Mark has earned the Seal of Approval of the American Meteorological Society in recognition of the quality of his television weather broadcasts.

Mark's hobbies include reading, cycling and playing golf. He and his wife, Nancy, their daughter, Clair, and son, Jackson, reside in Charlotte. Although Mark's previous endeavors in education and employment have taken him across the country, he is glad to be back in the South which he considers "home".

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    Detailed Forecast

    Severe Weather Team 9 Detailed Forecast By
    John Ahrens
    Meteorologist John Ahrens
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    Mecklenburg County

    Soak up the nice weather while you can- we're slowly starting the transition back to gloomy skies. Rain will start to move in from the South by Sunday afternoon. Most of us will see more of a light nuisance kind of rain. That nuisance will be around the Carolinas through the first half of the week.

    This evening: A quiet and chilly night with lows eventually dropping to the 40s.
    Tomorrow: Scattered showers and cool temperatures in the 50s.
    Monday: A lousy way to start the work week: occasional showers and drizzle along with cool temps in the 50s.
    Tuesday: Clouds will be slow to give way. Highs in the upper 50s.
    Wednesday: Great travel weather for Thanksgiving, with plenty of sun and highs warming to the mid 60s.
    Thanksgiving Day: A sunny afternoon but we'll await a big blast of cold air. Temperatures in the upper 50s.

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