FORECAST: Dry weather expected before storm system moves in this weekend

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• Highs are expected to reach the lower 50s, as we expect to stay dry through Friday.
• Then the next storm system will move on Saturday morning.
• Right now, it appears areas banked up against the mountains will see a brief window of freezing rain.
• A Winter Storm Watch will be in effect for Alexander, Burke, and Caldwell counties where a light accumulation of ice is possible.
• This could create some minor travel concerns but have no other impacts.
• The rest of the area is expected to see cold rain, but temperatures may be close to freezing for a brief time early Saturday before warming enough to keep everything liquid.
• The rain then tapers off by midday, and dry weather remains through the rest of the weekend.
• A much bigger storm system is expected to come our way next Tuesday.
• This time around, it’s just rain, but that rain could be heavy and really add up. I anticipate the Tuesday storm to be more impactful than Saturday’s.

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