allyson: and you're waking up to a new year, january 1st, 2016. some one million people gathered in times square last night to watch the crystal ball drop. patrick: good morning. i'm patrick hussion. allyson: and i'm allyson powell . right? dale: we had so much rain this past year. we have dry weather to take you through thursday next q week. we will be dry today. the rain is impacting the coastal areas and off the coast by tomorrow. temperatures will climb into the 50's for the upstate and upper here is a quick look at the temperature right now. 52 in greenville. boone is one of the cooler places. a little wind chill coming into play. 56 for the upstate. 40's in the mountains. cool nights and pleasant days through next week. allyson: thank you. the clemson tigers return to death valley at 5:00 today as orange bowl champs. they'll rest up before playing for a national title against alabama. patrick: we have reaction but first ricardo lemcompte with the orange bowl highlights. richard: despite having the nation's longest win streak at 16 games, clemson came into but that is why you play out the game. the majority of the fans wearing clemson orange. second quarter. he did most of t

allyson: and governor nikki haley delivers the republican response to the address. what she has to say about the presidents ideas. patrick: good morning. i'm patrick hussion allyson: and i'm allyson powell dale, what kind of weather can we expect today? dale: this morning, temperatures are expected to drop with clear skies over the area. as we look out from paris mountain, it is clear and in the we expect to drop into the upper west-northwest at three miles per hour. the precipitation is occurring right now, but watch out for slippery spots in the mountains. 25 in asheville. 19 in boone. andrews, 21. the 8-13 mile per hour breeze makes it feel colder. i the afternoon, temperatures for the upstate will reach the mid-40 range. for the mountains, upper 30's may be the best we see. it will be a little cooler than normal today. we will talk more about how the rest of the week plays out and the next chance for rain in a few minutes. allyson: thank you, dale. president barack obama delivered his final state of the union address last night. patrick: he layed out his agenda for what he hopes will be a busy these year in -- busy eighth year in office. karin caifa h

allyson: plus a busy day for south carolina lawmakers as they begin a new legislative session. what issues are at the top of their list. patrick: good morning. i'm patick hussion in for geoff hart. allyson: and i'm allyson powell , dale, it is another really cold morning and dale: let's go to one of our skycam's as we look out from paris mountain. it is clear to the city of greenville. it is cold, 30 one degrees per not as windy in the upstate as it will be in the mountains. as you can see from live super doppler 4 hd, we are set to pick up light snow along the tennessee-north carolina border, swain county, transylvania just a sprinkle of snow. it is going to be cold and windy. that will be the big concern today. make sure the kids are dressed warmly. here, you see the action overnight. just a brushing of some of the light flurries and north carolina. we will see more of that tonight. the cold, windy conditions with a view rain and snow flurries later on tonight. it clears tomorrow. temperatures in the low 20's across the mountains. even 17 in boone. low 30's all across the upstate. 5-9 mile per hour breezes. we expect them to pick up 10-20. even a light breez

allyson: a blazing fire and a coating of ice. not often seen together. how this rare scene came about. patrick: good morning. i'm patrick hussion. dale is here on game day. he is finally ready.