FORECAST: Arctic front marches toward region

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WEATHER WARNING: The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning on Friday for counties in western North Carolina. Winds could be between 25 mph and 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

Rain has moved out Thursday as temperatures bounced back into the low-40s.
The Arctic front is marching toward the region and is expected to arrive Friday morning.
Temperatures will start in the low-30s and will quickly fall into the 20s.
The mountains could see up to 2 inches of snow as more precipitation moves in overnight Friday.
A wind advisory is in place from 3 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday.
Winds will be from 20 mph to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Gusty winds could blow things around that are not secured. Tree limbs knocked down onto utility wires could cause some power outages.
The rain will have moved out by Friday morning.
Christmas weekend will be one of the coldest we’ve had in decades.
Temperatures will start off around 10 degrees on Saturday and Saturday.
Highs on Christmas Eve will be near freezing.
Christmas Day’s high temperatures will be in the mid-30s.

It's a real mess on Live Early Warning Doppler 9 this morning. Steady (and at times heavy) rain continues to fall across the metro. Minor risk for some light icing in the mountains as temps are near freezing. This rain lasts through the morning before we dry up this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/F9en1JMIkr
— Keith Monday (@kmondayWSOC9) December 22, 2022