ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Those hoping for a white Christmas in Western North Carolina are likely to be disappointed, as unseasonably warm weather is forecast to dominate the holiday period. But, forecasters say winter is far from finished, with signs pointing to a much colder and more active pattern heading into January.
The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg said a warm front moving through the region Tuesday is ushering in an unusually mild air mass. Aside from a few light mountain showers, most of the area is expected to remain dry, with clouds decreasing through the day.
High temperatures are forecast to climb well above normal through the Christmas holiday and into the weekend. Outside the mountains, highs are expected to reach the upper 60s to low 70s, with near-record warmth possible on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the day after Christmas, the weather service said…