ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A passing cold front will bring lingering showers and gusty winds to Western North Carolina through Wednesday morning before drier and cooler conditions settle in to close out the workweek, according to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg.
Light rain moved across the region early Wednesday in association with the front. Forecasters said most areas can expect showers through the morning, although locations along and north of Interstate 40 in the North Carolina foothills and Piedmont could see little to no rainfall, with chances there remaining below 25 percent.
Rainfall totals are expected to remain light. Between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain is forecast along the North Carolina-Tennessee border and at elevations above 4,000 feet. Locally higher amounts of up to 1 inch are possible along the southern North Carolina-Tennessee border. Elsewhere, rainfall amounts are expected to range from a few hundredths of an inch to a tenth of an inch, if any…