Stormy Tuesday, frigid Thanksgiving for Asheville area

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A stretch of mild, dry weather will give way to a wet and potentially disruptive start to the Thanksgiving travel period before a sharp blast of cold air settles over Western North Carolina later this week, according to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg.

Forecasters say Monday will remain mostly sunny with highs near 64 degrees — about 5 to 10 degrees above normal — before clouds build overnight. Lows will remain unseasonably warm, around 46 degrees.

Rain is expected to move in Tuesday morning, with an 80 percent chance of showers and highs near 60. Widespread showers and a few thunderstorms are likely Tuesday night as a moist cold front crosses the region. Lows will hover around 52 degrees, roughly 20 degrees above what is typical for late November…

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