ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Residents in Western North Carolina may want to keep winter jackets close at hand as a sharp shift in weather is expected later this week.
Forecasters say record or near-record high temperatures are possible Wednesday across the region before a strong cold front moves through overnight into Thursday, bringing showers, thunderstorms and a potential return to wintry weather in higher elevations.
According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, warm temperatures and gusty southwesterly winds are expected Wednesday ahead of the approaching system…