Arctic air is here...

A frigid airmass has arrived in the region and highs across the foothills and piedmont today will only make it into the 30s. When you add in a still-gusty wind, our wind chill values will be in the 20s for much if not all of the afternoon. Up in the mountains, some morning temps are in the single digits, and even a couple of places have a sub-zero reading, such as atop Mt. Mitchell. 

It will be quite cold tonight with many foothill and piedmont spots dropping into the 15-20 degree range for lows. Highs tomorrow will head into the low to mid 40s. 

Thursday we will likely break 50, but temps will remain a bit below average even into Friday and Saturday. Our next storm system rolls in Sunday with a good round of rain, and maybe a few storms, looking likely. 

Here's today's video: