Today, highs reach about 59 with a low near 39 as southwest winds bring milder air. Clouds increase Wednesday, and highs still reach about 57 before temperatures drop overnight.
By Thursday, colder air settles in fast. Charlotte only climbs to about 38, then falls to around 17 Thursday night, with wind chills into the single digits possible and a freeze warning likely.
One of the coldest nights of the Winter will happen Thursday night behind a cold front with frigid temperatures and wind chill values with widespread teens and single digits across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.#scwx#ncwx#gawxpic.twitter.com/0BpGvtEQmh…