Carolinas: Weather to remain stormy, chances of showers and thunderstorms

United States: Weather writer Steve Lyttle shared the update on the weather in Carolinas on January 12, 2023, the weather is going to get stormy on Thursday, and then there is a colder weekend ahead. 

The forecaster shared the information through their official social media account and highlighted it in the statement, “We’ve had a quiet and rather pleasant weather week so far, and it will continue today. But the changes will arrive Thursday. A strong low-pressure system, one of those systems that struck the California coast, will move eastward and drag a strong cold front with it.”

The front will cross the Charlotte region on Thursday evening, preceded by showers and thunderstorms. There are a few of those storms that could bring damaging wind gusts. 

Behind the front, people will face more cold and windy conditions on Friday and Saturday, as well as while the wind will calm by Sunday, it will remain a bit on the chilly side of mid-January. 

The cold weather of this weekend, the good news for North Carolinas’s ski resorts, will be able to make snow. In addition, some natural snow is likely to fall on Friday and Saturday. The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend is a biggie for North Carolina’s ski industry.

TODAY: Morning clouds, and then becoming sunny. It will be quite mild, with a high around 60.

TONIGHT: Increasing cloudiness and quite mild, with a low around 50. A bit of drizzle or light rain is possible overnight.

THURSDAY: Overcast and warm, with a high of around 65. Showers will arrive by 2 or 3 p.m. and continue into the evening. Southerly winds will increase to around 15 mph in the afternoon, gusting at times above 25 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy in the evening, with frequent showers and a few thunderstorms. It will be breezy, too, with southerly winds of 15-20 mph. The showers and storms will end around midnight, with winds shifting to the west. Partial clearing will take place before daybreak. Low around 45.

FRIDAY: Sunshine and colder, with a high of around 50. A northwest breeze of 10-20 mph will make it feel even chillier.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy and colder. Low near 30.

SATURDAY: A sunny and cold day, with a high of 46. A northwest breeze of 10-15 mph will make it feel even colder.

SUNDAY: Sunshine mixed with some high clouds. Not as cold, with a high of 52.

MLK HOLIDAY: A mix of sun and clouds, with a high of 54.

TUESDAY: Plenty of clouds, with a few showers around. High of 56.