FORECAST: Colder and windy day

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.

FORECAST:

• We’re back to a normal January chill to end the weekend after a cold front pushed through this morning!
• Temperatures are mild to start and stay near 50 through midday, before cooler temperatures move in through the afternoon and overnight.
• By tomorrow morning, low temperatures will be in the mid-20s!
• It’s also going to be quite windy with gusts 30-40 mph in the metro area, closer to 50+ mph in the mountains.
• A Wind Advisory is in place in Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties today because of these high winds.
• Some snow showers are also possible in the mountains today with this northwest flow.
• Looking ahead, the work week starts off nice and quiet, with just an isolated rain chance returning on Thursday.

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