Two More Dry Days. A Wet Tuesday Down the Road (Not Feeling the Icy Love Anymore). Also Watching Next Weekend's Threat...

Conditions today have felt rather nice; almost Spring-like if you will after being stuck in the 30s as highs for so long with temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 40s throughout our region and even nicer conditions as you head further south and southwest from North Carolina.  Still plenty of snow and ice left on the ground (currently have 2 or 3 inches here in Gastonia) and a bit of ice remains on the secondary roadways but traveling has substantially improved with the progressively warmer temperatures and plentiful sunshine in these areas.  Make the most of tomorrow and Monday for next week because we go downhill from here after experiencing upper 40s and lower 50s for highs over the next 2 days...

Regarding the next shot for precipitation, what was once a chance for us here in the Piedmont to get into a bit of a wintry mix during the early day Tuesday is no longer looking like a threat.  I expect any frozen precipitation to be confined to the high elevations of the NC and VA mountains, where they could see some snow and a bit of ice in the mix in spots.  The rest of us east of the Appalachians and throughout the rest of the Southeast should see rain as the primary precipitation here with temperatures getting close to 50° for some areas.  Looks like a decent hit, and despite the recent wintry weather some people could use a bit of rain so it's not all bad.

After this event, we dry out for a few days before another system comes in for next weekend.  Right now specifics are something to not worry about at this point.  Modeling has been all over the place with this one.  Some suggested another snowy hit, others a rather icy one (mainly from watching the Euro trends).  I will go ahead and say that ANYTHING is possible at this point and the modeling will NOT get a good handle on our re-developing cold pattern after this brief relaxation, so there's still some time to watch this.  Not excited about it yet but we'll keep an eye on things for everyone and let you folks know when something comes up.  For now, just enjoy the break we have from the very cold and wintry conditions, and hopefully some of you already have indoor plans when the rain comes in.  Take care and have a good evening.