again in the boone area and linville we did get a report from our fred english up in linville and the snow just started. the system has a lot of dry arrow overcome. it looks like there is a lot on the radar where the returns are lighter it may not be reaching the ground yet because the dry air has to be overcome. we will zoom in on the area here, over gastonia where we have had reports of the wet snowflakes where you see the brighter colors showing up. this is bright banding where the radar thinks it's seeing heavy rain but it's wet snowflakes. this is gastonia and north of 85 in parts of gaston county. again that should change-over for those of you seeing that to rain before too much longer since the temperatures are in the mid-40s. more on what we can expect through the rest of the night your first alert forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >> and make sure you have the wbtv weather app to keep up with the changes. it is free search wbtv in the app store. >> first at 4:00 a caldwell county man held on $1 million bond accused of stabbing his two-year-old son and girlfriend. his

in boone from resortcams.com, you're currently 41 degrees, phil english reporting clear and 35 in linville this morning. we have cool weather. gusty breeze all day yesterday, afternoon. plenty of sunshine, high of 64, the wind just very very difficult to die down. as far a st. patrick's day goes, here is the forecast. close to 50 in charlotte this morning. plenty of sun this afternoon, still warm, high temperature up to 77 degrees. just not as warm as yesterday. then if you're out and about this evening, partly cloudy skies, temperatures fall back in the mid 60s mid-evening. a nice day, just cooler, by ten a chili chilly weekend and bouts of rain i'll break it down in the seven day planner. check in with chris, 5:12, first alert traffic. >> chris: al, thank you, first alert traffic is sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. looking live this morning, this is i-77 west boulevard, volume light, travel running smoothly through center city right now and most of our major highways are continuing to run in the green this morning. of course we've been telling you about a fire at a mexican restaur

phil english reporting 21 up in linville, with a dusting of snow. streets are dry around boone but snow from yesterday there may be a few icy patches. 40 in charlotte, wind died down, with clear skies, that is probably going to fall considerably before the sunrises, which is about 7:30. we have time here to go on this. some. outlying areas 30 in boone, 40 in the monroe area. other temperatures, 39 shelby, 40 rockingham, wadesboro, albermarle and 37 in concord. so a chilly start to the day and will be a cool day today but improvement over yesterday, by 10, 12 degrees. upper 50s, maybe a couple clouds around. tonight, lows will be down in the low 30s in the metro area and below freezing up across the mountains, that is why there is concern for frost and freeze, less wind around, frost conditions may persist, tomorrow we get in the 60s in the afternoon. in the you don't like that, high pressure is with us coming in from the south, parked over us come tomorrow morning. us this, the temperatures down close to freezing, then offshore, the winds turn out o

delays, very very quiet up there with mostly clear skies, cold this morning, and phil english in linville saying there is frost out there but getting up to 50 yesterday you will be well in the 50s today. 36 around west jefferson. 32 boone, 31 in blowing rock and 38 up there around jefferson. as we go through the day, partly to mostly sunny, nice and mild, 57, southerly breezes, that is mild by mountain standards. in comparison, 42 in charlotte, outlying areas in the 30s. 32 mountain island lake, 36 belmont, 37 ballantyne, 34 in arboretum and harrisburg. time, 67 this afternoon, seven degrees milder than yesterday afternoon. a mild monday, we're easing in the week nicely. weekend thunderstorms can possibility. we'll talk about it later. here is chris. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. if you have that early morning commute, looking pretty good out there. take a live look, i-77 northbound at the rest area out on the south carolina-north carolina state line, volume of traffic here still pretty light. a lot of green, 485 looking a-okay this morning. 77, 85,

but down around linville, phil this morning. it all depends where you are in and around the mountains. if you get in the protected valleys could be cooler. this afternoon, mostly sunny and warm, high temperature up to 68 degrees, should be pleasant up in the mountains. for the rest of us, we will be in the 70s. starting off at 50 this morning. closing in on 70 this afternoon, 75 late in the day. we hit 68 yesterday, this is going to be a big improvement. where do we stand on rainfall? down about an inch now early in the month, an inch for the year as well, let you know what the rain chances look like, we have them in the forecast, i'll have those ironed out in a couple minutes with the seven day planner. 5:14, check in with chris, first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic this morning sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. tuesday morning commute, if you're getting ready to head out the door, coming in from matthews, 13 minutes, 47 miles an hour. providence road, highway 16 in from the arboretum, 17 minutes, concord to

phil english says almost zero in linville right now. later this afternoon, storm risk is what i'm factoring in, 66 degrees, the fog will be gone once we get through the morning. here in charlotte, start at 62, still almost 20 degrees above average. some of these storms this evening could be quite strong, hail and wind probably the main issues that we will be watching, tornado threat seems to be very low. that is the forecast for now, take a look at seven day planner in a couple minutes. chris is up next, first alert traffic. >> >> chris: i-85 out near 485 coming out of concord and kannapolis, volume is light. running along smoothly this morning. the mapping system, looks like we have a disabled vehicle somewhere along providence road after fairview, other than that most of the major interstates are running in the green this morning. now up in the university city area, be aware of this not until 10:00 p.m. tonight, tonight overnight in tuesday morning, university city boulevard at north tryon will be closed down for lynx blue line constr

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