Cold and blustery conditions have taken over around the region. Highs in the foothills and piedmont today will only be in the 50s. Tomorrow, it will be a struggle to warm up into the lower 50s, with some spots only getting into the upper 40s.

Many areas will see a light freeze overnight with many higher elevation mountain spots well down into the 20s.

In the mountains, it will be cold and blustery today, and snow showers will become possible with time. I expect snow showers to really crank overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. The most favored areas above 4,000-5,000 feet in elevation could see over 5-6” of snow. Look for lighter snow totals below that elevation.

Some mountain snow showers could linger tomorrow, and then a final uptick in snow shower activity looks likely tomorrow night into early Saturday morning.

Everybody in the region will have gusty winds at times today, tonight and tomorrow. In the piedmont and foothills, some occasional gusts of 30-35mph are possible, with gusts over 40-50mph possible in higher elevation mountain spots. With many western North Carolina trees weakened in the wake of Helene, sporadic power outages will remain possible.

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