steve udelson has more from the weather center. steve? >>> that's right. 60s from lincolnton, salisbury north and harrisburg, concord, 70. catawba and lincoln and gastonia. the live warning doppler 9 not show anything rain yet in the area. if you are heading outside this evening, you need to grab the rain gear just in case. light showers in northern cleveland county between lawndale and tolucaa. but most of the showers we have been keeping our eye on are break up, a sign that the atmosphere is not really ripe to keep these things going. good news, this will not risk we dealt with last week. a decent line of thunderstorms racing in eastern tennessee and moving to the carolinas at about 40 miles per hour. sundown at 6:20 and we'll see the rain chances ramp up as we head through the evening especially west of charlotte. temperatures slowly backing down to the 60s. the latest futurecast, 8:00 tonight. most of the action west of highway 321 into the mountains, southwest mountains and extreme northern foothills and moves into charlotte about 10

chief meteorologist, steve udelson is tracking the temperatures in your neighborhood. steve. >> we're talking about not only warm weather, but more moisture. that's going to start to mean low clouds and fog. no issues just yet, but our future cast suggesting we'll see visibilities drop, especially north of charlotte from lake norman into the mountains. visibilities low enough we'll see patches of fog. flooding rains we've been dealing with well to our southwest, finally going to make a run at us. future cast to show you how soon that will arrive. >> and before you head out the door to start your weekend, watch eyewitness news saturday morning starting at 6:00 a.m. >>> new tonight, channel 9 learned more about the 27,000 online surveys filled out about online student assignment in charlotte. here's the breakdown of the responses by district. the lowest amount came from district 2. that is southwest about 4,000. by far, the highest amount came from district 6, which covers matthews and more than 12,000. they are followed by district 5. south charlotte, which had 9,000 res

chief meteorologist steve udelson joining us now from latest on the storms and the time line for all of this. >> scott, conditions are ripe for showers and storms in the charlotte area, pushing 80 this afternoon. we saw plenty of sunshine out there. look at the mountains seeing storms pushing across ash county, on top of lansing. a lot of cloud to ground lightening. and locally heavy rain. toward grandfather mountain, we're seeing a developing storm. it's about to cross highway 105. it's moving northeast through seven devils and boone in 15 minutes. the biggest storm on the map where there's a severe thunderstorm warning is over greenville south carolina in the upstate. that's producing a lot of lightning. and some large hail. i'm seeing signs of hail to the size of quarters. and that's going to push to the east south of i-85. so it's going to move toward clover at 8:00, lake wiley at 8:15. toward york and rock hill as well. here's a look at the future cast, it's not going to be one solid line of storms but we'll along with this line moving east through about 7:00 and 8:00. it reache

now let's check in with steve udelson and another chilly day out there compared to the early part of the week. >> yes, you know the warmth was probably too good to last. is this a change of seasons. a real slap in the face. temperatures 20 to 30 degrees colder than they were last night at this time. most neighborhoods in the mid to low 30s. lincolnton is down to freezing. we never did hit freezing today and 36 right now in charlotte. when you get up tomorrow morning, we'll drop into the upper 20s to near 30s. everyone at or below freezing. low 20s across the high country. the wake up forecast, grab a coat. we'll be in the upper 30s by 9:00 a.m. as the morning drive comes to an end. we may see felt filletedderred. that the moisture climbs up the spine of the appalachians in the form of snow in the mountains and rain south into the charlotte area. nothing study just yet. here's a look at temperatures. they are held down. mid 40s through lunchtime. the 50s, lancaster and chesterfield. still hovering around freezing and that's why we'll see that snow develop tomorrow afternoon in the hig

coming up next at 6:00, steve udelson pinpoints what's headed long the rain will last. long the raing home. just picked us up two breakfastcroissants for four bucks, whenthis bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured oneof the croissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so icould escape. and that's what happened to yourbreakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, ssants forfour bucks >>> now, from the news team this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> for the last hour, we've been using the most powerful radar in charlotte to track a line of snow, sleet, and rain racing across our local neighborhoods. in most of the neighborhoods around charlotte, we've seen snow, it's been brief, but didn't stick. and communities in the mountains, they're preparing for a few inches to settle there tonight. i'm erica bryant. >>> and i'm scott wickersham. steve udelson is tracking all of it for us tonight. >> we're tracking this line as forecast arrived just in time for the evening drive and

steve udelson is in severe weather center 9 tracking all of it. >> there's a lot going on. as the small vibrant storm really lit up our facebook and twitter feeds this afternoon. about 4:00, we started to receive reports in northern gaston county of snow and is that spread northeast through the charlotte area over the last hour or so. the area of concern, the oranges and reds on the radar. typically, this time of year especially, you see radar look like that, and you'd say heavy rain, that's not the case. that's actually falling as sleet and snow across lake norman thorough juan county, it's history. the same thing developed near lake wiley. it's sliding quickly to the northeast into portions of rowan county. the shades of yellow mixing albemarle. then into northern stanley county. locust at about 5:40. and albemarle at 6:05. other than that, it's primarily rain east of the mountains and primarily light snow in the and it's spotty. this is not going to be one of those huge winter storms. there's the future cast showing the snow tapering off in the mountains. this future cas

chief meteorologist, steve udelson has more on the wind. >> there has been plenty of both. pine and cotton wood. tree pollen continuing to get worse and worse. the pollen count tripled between yesterday and today. and it was blown around on winds as high as 30 miles an hour over a good chunk of the charlotte area. let's call it march madness. it's been an incredible month of march so far. and a fourth driest. that, too, is not a good combination. and keep in mind how records go we basically need rain to literally wash it out of the air. i don't see much of a chance until we head toward, especially late saturday into early sunday. maybe the timing is not so great, but pollen sufferers, beggars can't be choosers, we need the rain. here's the future cast tomorrow, a few high clouds in the mountains, one or two passing into the charlotte area. uptown, noticeably cooler than today. i wouldn't exactly call it chilly for mid march. still 10 degrees above average. temperatures rise to the mid 70s tomorrow. not too bad. huntersville, on the lake, temperatures rise to the low to mid

. >>> now chief meteorologist steve udelson tracking a powerful storm pushing toward the mountains. >>> yeah erica, this line is moving into the high country. two places we're going to zoom in to tightly. let's check what's happening in ash and watauga counties. pretty good storm along the tennessee and ash county line. south of mountain city. on its way toward grayson. should arrive in five or ten minutes. you'll know when it's coming. you'll hear the thunder. there's a fair amount of lightning. winds at 40 miles per hour. it's not what we consider severe. severe winds are 60 miles per that's going to slide north into virginia. the other storm we're keeping an eye on down over the upstate of south carolina, north of clemson, it's northwest of greenville. that's going to slide on to the east. just north of greenville in the next hour or so. it too has a lot of lightning. and this is the sort of thing that we're forecasting to arrive in the charlotte area as we head through this evening. basically a line of showers and storms. some of which could produce heavy rain, gusty winds and als

he is chief meteorologist steve udelson. >>> the sunset at 7:30, and we'll get used to that early. i know christine rapp snuck up to the lake and took this beautiful picture. this is a live view from the charlotte tower cam. skies are fair and it couldn't be prettier. i talked about the chance of rain. only by the late weekend could we see the rains. we could use the help. last night's rain didn't do anything to you -- wash the pollen out. oak pollen is that yellow film you see on everything and that is not the only problem. we are seeing the high country around 70 degrees, and that's more like midday. the forecast heading through the evening, the sundown, 7:30, temperatures slowly back down to 70 by 9:00 a.m. and waking up tomorrow morning, light jacket weather at the most, mid-50s at 6:00 a.m. and mid-60s by the time the ride comes to an end, and we will see subtle changes tomorrow and showers to the west that will rye -- try and make a run at us. the bottom line is it won't bring us any pollen-washing rain nor keep us from warming up. the temperatures tomorrow climbing back in t

. >>> back at home as the sun is steve udelson is in the severe weather center pinpointing when it will arrive in your neighborhood. steve? >>> erica, we have seen a few renegade showers pop up mainly over the showers and foothills. along highway 64 and through taylorsville and statesville in 10 minutes and towards boone and harmony. the main line moves in between 7:00 and 8:00, a broken band of rain. the leading edge will see locally heavy rain and gusty wind. i do not anticipate a repeat of last week. by 10:00, 11:00, that is moving in the charlotte area. a risk for flooding because this is so fast moving. there will be lightning and strong winds along the leading edge. forget if you are out and about this evening. keep track on the go with our wsoc tv weather weather app. if there are warnings, you will have alerts. >>> eyewitness news is on the way to a memorial. a cms high school student died in a crash this morning. 15-year-old heaven seay was sitting in the backseat of a car when it went off the road and hit a tree. investigators say that the driver who has not been identified wa

steve udelson is tracking the bad weather. steve? >>> that's right. it's produced tons of rain already and is just getting started as we track more rain right out of the gulf of mexico and slowly moving to the dare cares. take a look at the swath of rain over the southeast especially over portions of northern louisiana, upwards of a foot of an even of rain. said at least .50" and leads to more flooding. meanwhile, could we be prettier? skies are clear and temperatures in the mid-70s in charlotte and university city, close to 80 in matthews and 75 in harrisburg. and 75 in gastonia and the mountain temperatures are well in the 60s. heading outside, maybe a walk after dinner, enjoy it. the sun goes down this time of year about 6:20 or so and around 70 degrees at 7:00, and upper 60s at 9:00 and temperatures overnight, even warmer than this morning, mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods and the only 40s on the map will be across the high country, and by tomorrow morning, we'll notice a difference, low clouds and fog and a spot or two of drizzle especially

steve udelson is tracking cooler air. >>> you knew the 70s weren't going to last that long. and we are running 20 degrees colder than yesterday, and in the mountains, we're stuck in the 20s. afternoon temperatures for the most part were in the 50s. 59, university city. 55 matthews. 53 in monroe and gastonia, and moving north, it cools down and skies will clear, and we have clouds in the mountains, and more minuterly, the storm is gathering west of the mississippi river and will cover a lot of real estate in a short period of time. this evening, we're fine. you will need a coat, however. sundown, about an hour away, by 9. and essentially, you need clouds around in the morning. temperatures, upper 20s to 30 tomorrow, lower 20s as you hit the high country. tomorrow, a day of increasing clouds especially in the afternoon. in the morning, fine. through lunchtime, filtered sun. and notice the cloudsic thisser over the mountain as we head through late tomorrow afternoon and this time tomorrow evening, rain across the charlotte area, and we have the winter radar saying it will be co

. >> right now we go to steve udelson for a look at the forecast these clouds being lit up by a beautiful sunset. not a lot of cloud cover. it's going to disappear as the evening goes on. 66 in matthews. your local warm spot. 63 in harrisburg. as well as in belmont. look at this. even up in the mountains. mid 50s right now. the first week of march and the sun's about to set by morn, 10 degrees above average. we'll be in the mid 40s. 30s across the high country. mid 40s a at 6:00 a.m. by the end of the drive, mid 50s. and it's off to the races tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. more than we had today with most of the clouds for now being shoved to the south. check out the warm up. lunch time, all ready in the upper 60s. some neighborhoods like hickory, down to rockingham and chesterfield, pushing 70. and we'll all be in the 70s. east of the mountains as we head through tomorrow afternoon and in the high country in the 60s. take the chance to get outside and enjoy it. even if you just have a little lunch hour. one of the many greenways in charlotte, briar creek outside of uptown, weather looks g

for more on this, let's chend send it to steve udelson. >>> the leading edge is only about 300 miles away, and typically, that would not take a long time to get to us. mother nature has put up her version of a stonewall over the carolinas, and it will be a while before we see the rain. ahead it, no lack of warmth. england, unbelievable warmth. increasing low clouds in the mountains and a couple of showers may try and hit the high country tonight. charlotte, nothing but warmth. lower 70s at 7:00 and upper 60s at 9:00 and lows tonight at 60, 61 degrees. that's significant. that's our average high for this time of year. that's how warm this is. and even in the mountains, readings in the 50s. we'll keep an eye on the cold front that will make a run at us in the afternoon. more clouds than in the past few days and watch this band of showers develop in the mountains and foothills about as far south as i-40 tomorrow. for charlotte, mid-60s early on and patches of low clouds and fog and mid-70s by lunchtime and again in the upper 70s morgan ton, may be a late-day shower and monroe, highs clo

coming up, chief meteorologist steve udelson will have the rain chances. we are live in midtown, john aherns, channel mine, eyewitness news. steve in just a moment but we are posting a daily pollen count and steps to manage your allergy symptoms. look for the story on our home page. >>> tonight, a popular south end restaurant will dedicate the newly redesigned patio in honor of beloved employee, kelly putnam who was hit and killed by a car by mac's speed shop. they will have music starting at 7:00 and the dedication at 8:00. >>> a man from huntersville was sentenced to 11 years in prison for running a drug ring. he was head of a large-scale trafficking scene from mexico to charlotte. five other men were arrested in the drug best, and channel 9 target for mexican trafficking organizations because of i-85 and i-77. >>> a heads up forever part of highway 74 this week. it will be shut down to repair a leaky water main. it's the same spot that crews had to close in february because seeping water iced over and created a significant danger for drivers. that will b

steve udelson joins us from severe weather center 9. >>> the warm weather keeps rolling. pushing 6:00, mid-march. chesterfield and 79 uptown and concord, and we have 81 in morganton and 70s across the high country. you expect this in midmay, not mid-march. light up the grill for dinner, sundown, 7:30 and temperatures in the 70 this is evening, and winds are light. the bus stop forecast tomorrow, unusually mild, low to mid-40s for this time of year and mid- 50s early on. 8:00, around 60, and here a look at futurecast. we will see clouds and showers across the high country first thing tomorrow morning. the showers will try and make a run at the metro but fall short with a few says paing -- passing clouds midday through the afternoon. check out the hour by hour temperature forecast that you can also see on our free app. the record high tomorrow, 83, and of the -- forecasting a high tomorrow of 83. we are still talking about upper 60s tomorrow afternoon in the mountains. the neighborhood forecast in monroe, mighty mild, lower 80s in spite of the midday clouds. we talked about

steve udelson is tracking the conditions causing that fire risk and also all this pollen we've been dealing with. >> this is mother nature's version of march madness. the first 17 days of the month, we went back to the record books and crunched some numbers for you. this has been the second warmest and second driest on record. our records in charlotte go back to 1878. that's saying something. and the pollen counts have absolutely gone nuts this week. mostly it is tree pollen and oak pollen, the main culprit. that is the yellow film you see on everything. not far from behind. we do have some rain. and rain will literally wash the pollen out of the air. it's going to pass well to our south tonight. we're seeing clouds with it. not that those clouds will have an impact. our next shot of rain coming afternoon or early evening. it's not going to be an entire weekend washout by any stretch. early sunday morning, the vast majority of that rain is gone. mid 40s, first things first, upper 0s out across the high country. wakeup forecast, you need a jacket, up into the mid 50s. a little cooler than we

. >>> steve udelson is telling us the downside to the weather today. >>> we are seeing plenty of what is the end of winter. 74 in charlotte today, and a lot of things are in bloom. morning walk to see them in bloom. the trees are rapidly budding up and blooming as well. oak trees, the main pollen issue as we work our way through the next few weeks, that pollen count is rising quickly, thanks to all the wind that was blowing it around. overnight tonight, the winds have calmed down, temperatures by morning, seasonably cool. upper 30s to low 40s, and find your neighborhood. 41 in charlotte and monroe. 38 in hickory, and statesville, low 40s over the mountains, and wake up forecast again, early on, lower 40s, and rising to the 50s by the end of the morning drive. tomorrow, we start all the changes i talked about before the break, and you can see the clouds and showers to the west, and that will make a run at the carolinas, and by tomorrow evening, watch the rain chances, and the hourly rain chances are ramping up after the drive tomorrow into tomorrow night. this time tomorrow night, dece

. >>> chief meteorologist steve udelson is tracking the conditions. >> we're about to see another aspect of spring, more moisture, or humidity. these shades of katrina, you can see on our future cast, shows that humidity returning all over the carolinas. you can already see some clouds spilling across the mountains and into the charlotte area. no issues with fog just yet, but that will soon change. low patches of fog. you run into problems on the road. that's what some neighborhoods will face first thing in the morning. >> our team of meteorologists will be checking visibility. >>> breaking news, it could be hours before crews fix a water main break in connolly springs. construction crews cut the water main on roney road. repairs are expected to be completed early tomorrow morning. >>> tonight a break in the case after a pizza delivery driver. police led brayon roads into the mecklenburg county jail. he is accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery driver and taking him on a long ride to try to steal cash. police say two weeks ago, they responded to a call. that's where they said they hanted

here's our chief meteorologist, steve udelson. >> set us up for a cool start to the weekend. 40 in most of the charlotte area. down to freezing in the mountains. and i'm afraid that's where most of us are heading. right around freezing first thing tomorrow morning. hickory and on up into the high country, lower 20s. the weekend forecast, i'm very happy to say hasn't changed at all. sun early tomorrow, some afternoon clouds rolling. we'll eel be in the upper 050s. on sunday, no stopping us as we see sunshine from start to finish. lots of 5k's going on. the corporate cup is an annual race. it benefits the local ymca and promotes good health and a run of this kind of chill will promote good health for sure. it starts at 7:40. middle 30s at 7:00. middle 40s already by 9:00. i would dress in layers, whether you are running or watching one of the participants, especially if you are watching. it will be chilly first thing tomorrow. filter the sun. we'll stay dry. late afternoon, some showers will make a run at the high country. charlotte area again manages to stay dry. temperatures with the in

steve udelson is monitoring what you can expect. >> this fast moving storm create add stir on our facebook and twitter feeds this afternoon. as it came into the charlotte area, we had some stray snow flakes. they are long since gone, the showers moved on out. high country snow is all but done. another quarter of an inch, here's the last thing we have to keep an eye on. light fog beginning to form from i-40 north into the mountains. at this point, i don't anticipate a widespread problem. up in the high country where temperatures will be below freezing. roads may be slick in the mountains, for the metro, east of the high country, just cool with left over clouds. >> before you head out tomorrow morning, watch eyewitness news daybreak. we have weather and traffic every ten minutes starting at 4:30. >> new tonight at 11:00, police arrested a teenager accused of bringing a gun to school. investigators say travis minton brought a gun to harding university school yesterday. police there say that there were seven bullets inside the gun. >>> this arrest comes just weeks after channel 9 investigated

here's chief meteorologist steve udelson. say it's going to stick around. >> it'll stick around. and if you didn't get a chance to get outside today, don't worry, it's going to be around for a while. most of the week. detecting on live early warning doppler 9 through pineville, ballantyne and matthews toward mint hill. the brighter the white. the higher the clouds. mostly east and south of charlotte. a few clouds northwest of town will diminish once the sun goes down for a while. 66 in charlotte, mint hill. 66 in valentine and gastonia, readings in the upper 50s across the high country, there's no escaping this warm up. with temperatures a solid 5 to 10 degrees warmer than just this time yesterday. maybe lighting up the grill for dinner. maybe taking a walk either before or after dinner. the sun doesn't go down until 6:15ish. mid 50s at 9:00. very light jacket is all you'll need tonight. tomorrow morning, we only fall to the mid 40s. this is over 5 degrees warmer than it should be this time of year. upper 30s as you hit the high country. future cast first thing tomorrow morning.

our chief meteorologist steve udelson letting you know what to expect. >> we've seen this persistent patch of clouds through the mountains and the charlotte area. you can see there's no rain falling and there won't be this evening. you're good to go if you're outside. you will need a coat. we are in the low to mid 50s from charlotte to rock hill, out highway 9, lancaster to chesterfield, highway 74, wadesboro to rockingham, we'll cool down this evening, 47 lenoir. 48 morganton. and the high country, 35 boone, 26 right now in banner elk. heading up toward uptown. bojangles arena, the place to be for the charlotte checkers. of course you'll have a coat with you. well. pretty chilly on the ice. temperatures in the mid 40s as game. we are heading toward over night lows dropping back in the low to mid 30s in most of the charlotte area. normal cooler spots north and east of town likely below freezing and in the 20s as we hit the high country. a check on the weekend. the warm up still in tact. close to 60 tomorrow. in the 60s on sunday. and we'll see plenty of sun. there will be some clouds

chief meteorologist, steve udelson said that system is headed our way next. >> we are not going to get the 6 to 10 inches of rain that doused most of the deep south. we will watch the system push our way, but mother nature will help us out some. that is a giant brick wall that is stopping that moisture from pushing into the carolinas. we'll see some and we could surely use some. a tenth of an inch of rain. it's been so warm, you lost track of how dry it's been. we are off to our driest start. pollen counts, quadrupled. they went up four times overnight last night. they are now very high. mainly cedar trees, that's the main culprit. the warmth will continue, most of the charlotte area with 50s as you move from i-40 into the mountains. this is our average high temperature on the 11th of march. not the average low. we will see low clouds. our future cast suggesting that. the only real threat for fog will be across the high country. warm and clouds, leave your coat at home first thing tomorrow morning. mid 60s by 9:00 a.m. and once we get the sun back, and suggests we will by late morning.

chief meteorologist steve udelson is tracking the threat for your neighborhood tonight. >>> i'm tracking this line, and moving into the mountains now. we'll take you to two different stops. one of the northern mountains