Forecast Last Updated at Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:16PM
Clouds Thicken; Spotty Light Rain To Flurries; COLD Weekend
Overcast conditions continue with spotty light rain developing this evening, changing to snow flurries. A few flurries will linger into Saturday night, but the big story will be the invasion of Arctic air into the region Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures during this period will rival the coldest that we’ve experienced all season.
Friday Hi: 48 Lo: 31  Cloudy; Spotty light rain during the late evening, turning to snow flurries at night; SW wind 5-10 mph becoming NW at night  |
Saturday Hi: 33 Lo: 13 Intervals of clouds & sunshine; Scattered snow flurries through Saturday night; Dramatically colder; NW wind 15-25 mph gusting to 40 mph |
Sunday Hi: 31 Lo: 18 Bright sunshine but very cold; NW wind 10-20 mph, diminishing PM |
Monday Hi: 43 Lo: 31 Sunshine giving way to increasing cloudiness; A chance for light snow late Monday night |
Tuesday Hi: 43 Lo: 33 Light snow or a wintry mix, perhaps ending as light rain or drizzle; Some clearing Tuesday night |
Further Out
Wednesday - Scattered clouds & milder; High in the lower 50s; Low in the mid 30s
Thursday - More clouds arriving; A chance for late-day & nighttime rain; High in the lower 50s; Low in the upper 30s
Forecast Discussion
A cold front heralding the arrival of some Arctic air will be preceded by thickening cloudiness today. Spotty light rain breaking out will change to snow flurries this evening. Colder air pours into the mountains on Saturday, with a few snow flurries continuing into Saturday night. Some snow accumulation is anticipated, mainly north and west of the Asheville-Waynesville areas. However, a healthy dusting is certainly possible in the metro areas.
Lows Saturday night will be very close to the coldest we’ve had so far this season. Sunday will be bright and sunny but very cold.
After another very cold night Sunday night, sunshine on Monday will give way to more PM cloudiness as a weak storm system slides eastward through the Gulf Coast/Mid-South region. Precipitation arriving Monday night could take the form of snow until ending on Tuesday, perhaps as light rain or drizzle.
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