ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Western North Carolina one more day of hot, humid weather before a weak cold front offers temporary relief midweek, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Monday afternoon and evening across the mountains and foothills of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia. A few storms could become severe, with damaging wind gusts as the primary threat. Forecasters also warn that locally heavy rainfall may cause flash flooding in low-lying or urban areas with poor drainage.
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg reported that Asheville set a record for the highest minimum temperature on Sunday, July 20. The low temperature at Asheville Regional Airport was 72 degrees, breaking the previous record of 71 degrees set in 1954. Weather records in Asheville date back more than 100 years…