The wind more out of the south drawing more warm air into the central carolinas. You see how the cold air is being replaced by the warmer air as early as perhaps monday evening. So with that warm air overtaking the cold air, yes, it looks like it will start as a brief period of snow and ice even in charlotte we will see that changeover to rain could be as early as monday evening and this ends as a rain event for monday night and into Tuesday Morning. Again that is a big change from what it was looking like yesterday at this time. Eric will have more detail in a few minutes in the complete sevenday firstalert forecast. Back to you. Thank you. And crews have started treating roads in charlotte because of the possible winter weather. The city is treating some streets today with salt brine. The dot will brine interstates, bridges starting early friday morning. An a broken watermain causing water left patches of ice near charlottetowne avenue. This could cause trouble for your morning commu
Out around new london, kentucky. Moving out and if you put a tracker on that, that will put the flurries here it is getting into boone around 5 00 in the morning. Again thats the first batch, the second is a heavier one. In the air across the high country. 22 degrees. And accumulations a little bit later in the news. Just for us another cold start if you are closer to charlotte. Take it easy. Prepare for the cold conditions now. Coming up colder air coming our way for the weekend. That sets the stage for a potential winter storm. Part of the 7day first alert forecast, crews are started treating the roads here because of the possible winter weather. The city was out treating with salt brine. The state d. O. T. And brining the bridges. There is a trouble spot that has been icing over and thats why alex giles is live. This could cause some issues tomorrow morning. Reporter absolutely, paul. The right lane of 74 southbound here scheduled to be closed until 4 p. M. Tomorrow afternoon. Tonig
Right now wbtvs Ashton Pellom is live and on your side with simple ways to protect your home when it is below freezing. Reporter good morning, christine. These are common sense, they can cost hundreds of thousands of damage to your home if you dont do them. We spoke with experts over at michael son, they want to tell to you let the faucets drip, especially on the outside wall. Also leave cabinets open in your home the warm air cancer can you late and the pipes wont freeze. Garden hoses should not be connected to the faucets. Experts tell us that is the no. 1 device that will freeze and cause an issue. Get out there and disconnect those hoses and lastly, experts say if disaster occurs, you need to know where your emergency shut off valve is, that is important. These tips can help you protect reporting live in uptown share, Ashton Pellom, wbtv on your side. Christine you can track the next round of Winter Weather any time using the smart phones, very handy download the wbtv weather app.
Good coming off independence on 277. Matthews inbound, 13 minutes, 49 miles an hour. Providence road from the arboretum area, 17 minute commute. Concord to center city, 20 minutes at 68milesperhour. That is a check of the morning traffic, christine, over to you. Christine this morning, we know charlottemecklenburg School Superintendent ann clark will remain in that position through june of next year. Amid a heated debate the school board voted to extend her contract and begin a search for the next superintendent immediately. Wbtvs Ashton Pellom is live in charlotte with more on what was a divisive vote, ashton, explain explain. Reporter good morning, christine. The debate turned heated and personal but the school board voted 63 to keep ann clark in her current position through june of 2017. Before the vote, principals in cms wore red in solidarity, each stood up and called ann clark their hero and praised her for school district. That in hopes to keep clark on the job longer and appare
In the alert center. Kristen World Health Organization making an announcement about efforts to fight the zika virus. Christine thanks, kristen. John lets start with charlottes most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. Al a cold start but not as frigid as yesterday when we dipped to 17 degrees. This morning closer to freezing because of the canopy of cloud cover and bit of a breeze. That cloud cover producing light snow for the mountains, debatable how much is reaching the ground but again, power Doppler Radar is picking up a little bit of snow and flurries across the area especially north of town. A Winter Weather advisory runs through tomorrow morning for mountain counties. Keep in mind a lot of the heavier snow will come later this afternoon and on in to tonight. Dry here in charlotte right now, mostly cloudy, that is the metro School Camera in the queen city, no snow falling at the moment. 32 charlotte, 29 monroe, but colder north of town, 28 wadesboro up to alberm