Record-setting cold wave begins to relent in Carolina

Carolina, United States: The Former Charlotte Observer weather writer Steve Lyttle shared the update on the weather of Carolina, and a record-setting cold wave started to relent. 

Steve took to his official social media account and mentioned in the statement, “Slowly but surely, the powerful surge of arctic air that made life miserable for millions of people over Christmas weekend is relaxing its grip. We had another bitterly cold night in the Charlotte region and the rest of the Carolinas, but things should be getting warmer from here.”

Read Here the full weather update:

There is one final bit of wintry weather heading toward the Carolinas, but it won’t amount to much. A weak low-pressure system will swing across the area Monday night and early Tuesday.  

It is bringing light snow to Nashville and the western two-thirds of Tennessee today, but it will be more moisture-starved as it reaches the Carolinas. Snow flurries are likely tonight in the western mountains and the Greenville-Spartanburg area.  

If you happen to be out and about in the early-morning hours Tuesday, people might see a few flurries in the Charlotte area. But that’ll be the extent of things.

Some notes from the brutally cold holiday weekend:

FRIDAY (Dec. 23): Top wind gusts in the area were in the range of 45 to 55 mph.

CHRISTMAS EVE (Dec. 24): The morning low of 9 was the second-coldest ever for Charlotte on Dec. 24. The high of 29 tied a record (first set in 1906) for the coldest high temperature for the date.

•  And the average temperature (aver of high and low) of 19 degrees was the coldest ever for Dec. 24.

CHRISTMAS DAY (Dec. 25): The low of 13 degrees and the daily average of 26 were the second-coldest on record for Dec. 25.

TODAY: Increasing high and mid-level cloudiness. Not as harsh as previous days, with a high of 38.

TONIGHT: Cloudy, with a few snow flurries possible. Not as cold, with a low around 25.

TUESDAY: Sunny and a bit milder. High around 45.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear and cold. Low of 26.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny and a bit milder again, with a high near 50.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Low around 30.

THURSDAY: Sunny and mild by late-December standards. High of 57.

FRIDAY: A mix of sun and clouds and mild, with a high around 60. This will be the first day in a week that temperatures stay above freezing the entire day.

SATURDAY: Overcast, with several showers around. Mild, with a high of 62. If you’re planning to be out on New Years Eve, you can expect showers and mild temperatures.

NEW YEARS DAY: A mix of sun and clouds and mild, with a high of 63. Any left-over showers should end by mid-morning.