‘Hard freeze’ from ‘polar air mass’ to blanket Charlotte and the mountains, NWS says

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‘Hard freeze’ from ‘polar air mass’ to blanket Charlotte and the mountains, NWS says

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” is expected to descend on Charlotte, the North Carolina mountains and Upstate South Carolina this weekend and could last for days, National Weather Service meteorologists said Friday.

Overnight low temperatures could

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early and mid-next week in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, according to the NWS Charlotte forecast at noon Friday.

“Higher elevations in the mountains, generally above 3,500 feet, will experience an extended ******* of below freezing temperatures through Tuesday night,” according to the NWS alert. “Elsewhere across the area, a hard freeze is likely each morning.”

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was expected to arrive in the Charlotte region late Friday and early Saturday, the NWS office in Greer, South Carolina, said Friday morning on the social media site X.

Wear mittens or gloves, dress in layers and keep your pets safe from the frigid temps, NWS meteorologists said.

Charlotte forecast: Frigid temps to linger

Fortunately, skies should remain sunny and dry in the Charlotte area, forecasters said.

And temperatures are predicted to gradually rise later in the week, the forecast showed.

The high was expected to reach only 53 degrees on Friday, before dropping to a predicted 49 on Saturday, climbing to 52 on Sunday and falling to 45 on Monday and 44 on Tuesday. The NWS expects highs to climb to 49 on Wednesday and 57 on Thursday.

NWS meteorologists predict lows of 24 early Saturday, 27 early Sunday, 26 early Monday, 23 early Tuesday, 24 early Wednesday and 32 early Thursday.

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for Nov. 29 in Charlotte is 76 degrees, and the historic average low is 33, according to the NWS.

Rock Hill forecast

After an

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on Friday, Rock Hill could see highs of 49 on Saturday, 53 on Sunday, 45 on Monday and Tuesday, 50 on Wednesday and 59 on Thursday, according to the NWS.

Lows are forecast at 24 early Saturday, 25 early Sunday, 26 early Monday, 22 early Tuesday, 24 early Wednesday and 31 early Thursday.

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