lasts in a little bit. thank you. as the temperatures and snowfall condiions are getting rough in the mountains and it s not going to let up. our steve ohnesorge has the story from the high country first at 4:00. the snowfall has been coming in waves in the north carolina mountains. and not a whole lot each time. but it is building up and it s causing some issues. forget about driving the blue ridge parkway big chunks are closed due to snow just like schools, roads too tough for buss to tackle. students do not care. you do not they have missed seven days because of snow but do not have to make them up. why? well, the school day in avery county is 20 minutes longer. that builds up and so when we miss days like this, we don t have to make it up. they were making up snow days no telling how long they will be out this time, especially with temperatures expected to dip to extreme levels. many folks like shane mills want winter to go away. enough for me. but winter ha
out of the 30s. morganton and hickory and charlotte we are in the upper 30s. 37. 38 in albemarle and wadesboro. the warmest on the map right now. yes, that wind is adding that bite to the air. these are sustained winds 15-20-miles-per-hour in the mountains with the higher gusts. your wind-chills it feels like -2 in boone right n the low 20s on the 40 corridor. 28 is the wind-chill in charlotte in the middle part of the afternoon. that wind-chill as advisory back into effect tonight for ashe, watauga and avery counties and last through tomorrow morning. overnight and tomorrow morning the wind-chills can be as low as -15 above elevations above 3500 feet. we have more on this brutally cold forecast and an update on the storm headed our way for monday part of your first alert forecast in a few. take to get ready for below freezing temperatures. brody o connell joins us live braving the chill in charlotte. we do not see this a lot so it is a good idea to go over some of these thin
but ran out of time and manpower to get the job completely done by the third day. the school district is still unsure tonight what will or if any changes will be made to address next week s storm. cms hired contractors to help with the removal of snow and ice and custodians they are responsible for making sure schools are clear and safe for students and staff to use. now, cms is monitoring the weather and tells me that at the appropriate time, it will make those decisions that are needed. and the school district tells me that those decisions will be based on making sure students and staff are safe. we ll let you know what cms decides. dedrick russell wbtv on your side. now is the time to download the weather app so you can track the winter storm with the first-alert weather team it is a mother in landis facing charges after investigators say her 20-month-old child overdosed on pills. that child was rushed to the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery. 26-year-ol
snow showers the next in line is the brutal cold and the president s day storm monday morning. here is what the radar looks like not a lot falling right now. some of you had snow showers and enough to put down a dusting in our south carolina counties. but that has exited off to the east. cloudy and a flurry or two in the mountains as we take you through the evening. definitely cold. much colder than yesterday. 36 in charlotte and we have a new fresh shot of arctic air moving in. look at the temperatures off to the northwest as you get up towards minneapolis, 10 , -8 in winnipeg, canada and that is the direct ton that our air is coming from. that air will be put in place by the time the storm rolls in here monday morning. we will get into this in detail but it s looking like for charlotte this does start as a brief period of snow by day break monday morning changing over to a mix. accumulation up to two inches at best that we are forecasting for charlotte before this ends as r
are the temperatures they will be going up. we have temperatures now in areas below freezing. by 1:00 a.m. 45, 47 tomorrow morning and much warmer tomorrow than we are right now. and there is a bigger warming trend coming from here. you may not like the precipitation we have but the extended forecast, i think you will like it. eric thomas has that coming up in a little bit. as you mentioned, we have freezing rain falling in charlotte right now. crews have been on stand by ready to keep the roads safe should you need to travel. and the biggest concerns, of course, the bridges. wbtv s pamela escobar live in charlotte with more on what the city is doing. yeah, it is raining now heavy rain. the conditions have been changing throughout the day. for most of the day it was a waiting game. here in charlotte. crews have been monitoring the& weather conditions all day long. state crews have been parked at kilo indications seeing how traffic is responding. is the potential for ice t