As Arctic air comes to central North Carolina, the National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for Sunday night.
The advisory will be in effect from Sunday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 9 a.m. The NWS forecasts overnight low temperatures in the teens, with the wind chill as low as 4 degrees. Temperatures that cold could quickly lead to hypothermia.
Outlook for Sunday and next week
Temperatures will be reasonable Sunday morning, hitting a high of 43 degrees around midday, according to the NWS. But temperatures will fall to 29 degrees before 5 p.m., with wind chills as low as 20 degrees. Temperatures will drop to a low around 15 Sunday night and remain there until Monday morning.
“Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills are expected on tonight and Monday morning. Wind gusts could gust as high as 30 mph on Sunday evening, and wind chills will get as low as the single digits,” according to the NWS…