CHARLOTTE — ABOVE: The latest forecast update from Severe Weather Center 9. To stay on top of changing weather conditions, be sure to download our free WSOC-TV weather app.
- Charlotte is seeing near-record warmth before a powerful cold front brings a dramatic cooldown this weekend.
- As of Wednesday afternoon, temperatures in Charlotte had reached 87 degrees, tying the record high for the date set in 2021.
- Highs are expected to climb back into the mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday before a cold front moves through Friday night.
- The front could bring rain to parts of the North Carolina mountains, but the bigger impact around Charlotte will be a blast of cold wind. Temperatures are expected to fall into the 60s Saturday.
- The cooldown will continue into Sunday morning, when temperatures could start near 40 degrees — a sharp change from the summerlike warmth earlier in the week.
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