all right your hd towercam the cumulus clouds around. 76 . gusts 20-30. and 68 at 9:00 p.m. and 64 at 11:00 p.m. and some of the cells should make it into the viewing area. more coming up in the seven-day first-alert forecast. >> all right. we want to go to alex giles in the alert center and he has information on patrick cannon. >> he is going to be back in mecklenberg county to be arraigned on a voter fraud change charge we got that information from the district attorney's office. cannon voted when he was in trouble on those federal charges. this he will be in court in mecklenberg county wednesday at noon right now, he is serving a 44-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to accepting mecklenberg county for that voter fraud charge. >> thank you. right now one person recovering from a gunshot wound that happened on north tryon street. charlotte-mecklenburg police tell us the man was shot in the leg at the tryon shopping center. there were seven shell casings in the parking lot and the shooting may be tied to the s and g social club. >> the state of north carolina wil

. >> a live look from the hd towercam. temperatures stair stepping up. >> it's going to be a beautiful work week. here is leigh brock with another look at the forecast. >> yep, you will like it. right now your hd towercam shows it looks like we have a lot of cloud cover. but they are thin clouds they are not going to produce any rain. even if you step outside and you have been excited to experience the warm temperatures it's nice outside. right now in this particular minute we do have more cloud cover. we have a temperature of 66 in gastonia. 64 in chester and 65 in shelby. and cooler in boone. 58 in boone is certainly not a bad thing. we have had a little bit of cloud cover move in over charlotte and the surrounding counties into south carolina. the foothills communities and the higher elevations you are seeing the sun. and the rest of us will pick it up in a little bit. high pressure is offshore. that is out of here? maybe it's not going to impact us? notice this wind out of the south it's like a shield over top of us be

here is our hd towercam, looking good, dry feeling fis again today. you can get back outside and maybe you have been shy about that because it has been cool. but we made a rebound a comeback. mid-60s. 62 in hickory. 66 in monroe. and 64 in shelby. and the wind we have not had a strong wind and it does make it feel a little bit cooler than it it is. we have winds from 5-15-miles-per-hour. so, not a terribly strong wind but just enough to keep things mixed up and keeping our temperature feeling a tad cooler. here is the thing that wind you have is coming out of the south, southwest. so it is a warm direction it's pulling in more warm air. and the high pressure system is offshore. it's just out of reach but we have clockwise flow around the high pressure system. here comes the wind out of the south and the gulf of mexico. notice how many areas are seeing the warm temperatures. you have to go up into canada to find the cool temperatures now. that flow will continue for a couple of days. and here is what it looks like as far as high pressure is concerned w

. >> a live look at uptown charlotte through the hd towercam a picture perfect evening. >> cannot get enough of this day. >> meteorologist leigh brock is in the first alert weather center with a look at the forecast. >> i would agree. your high temperature very mild very well above normal. we will talk about that. first of all here is your camera from our network of cameras. you can see how beautiful and blue and clear the skies are. there is a light breeze and you can see the trees blowing. we have a wind out of the southwest it keeps pulling in and hate to say it but that is going to come to an end. it is march and this is not typical weather. and upper 70s for most areas and low 80s popping up. 80 in gastonia. 81 in morganton. and 81 in wadesboroment and 80 in rockingham and 81 in lancaster and the rest of us upper 70s. and want to show you this to let you know how atypical this is. 79o is the high temperature. 63 is your average high and today we were 16 above average and it's not going to last forever what we should expect. here is tonya rivens she has traffic. >> and your first

. >> look at the beautiful sunshine on our hd towercam and warm as yesterday. >> not as nice as yesterday but a storm system could dump rain on your neighborhood. >> that front that came through and dropped the rain last night it moved through and it busted the door open. look at the cold air pouring in. high pressure building in from the west. and that is going to drive our temperatures below freezing tonight. if you have the plants sitting around the house think about bringing them inside and protecting them. but we are running 19-21 colder than at this time yesterday and 30 colder right now around boone and blowing rock than they were at this time yesterday. the hd towercam, the sun did not help much today as we stayed in the low 50s and still have a brisk wind and gusts 20-25-miles-per-hour over the last few hours. if you are heading out be aware it's breezey and that wind-chill temperatures in the 440s north of charlotte and in the 20s in the high country. your forecast down to 42 at 9:00 p.m. coming up, we will rebound from this. but before we do, more rain and snow to talk about. y

the hd towercam camera is jiggling around. 71 . sustained winds out of the south, southwest at 18. and gusts 20-30-miles-per-hour this afternoon. and that is before that line of showers and storms comes into the area. 70s in piedmont and 60s in the i40 corridor and track it us here by the 11:00 p.m. hour. and 62 then at 9:00 p.m. and 60 through 11:00 p.m. look how quickly it moves out. tomorrow morning there it is the map clearing out and we should be in pretty good shape but a clipper comes back in here thursday evening, thursday night so a round of showers and late mountain snow out of that during the overnight. and after that, temperatures not bad. upper 50s working back into the 60s by late in the weekend and that 73 which we hit the last two days is on the way back for early next week as well. leigh brock has another update at 5:30. >> next, a surprise political announcement some of the most recognizable names in nascar what do they really think about endorsing donald trump? >> and new... >> the only explanation i can give to it is god's hand. describes the terrifying moment s

and your hd towercam beautiful blue skies outside. it is one nice afternoon. look at the numbers. 74 in charlotte. 74 in salisbury and statesvillement and 74 in hickory. in the south carolina chester 73 and 75 is your temperature on the satellite-radar, we have nothing in the radar department. not even too many clouds. a couple thin clouds especially on the highest elevations and moving into the southern mountains but other than that we are looking good. back to the west cannot say the same thing. across parts of louisiana and texas and arkansas and missouri they have thunderstorms and a tornado watch across parts of texas. and this is trying to come close to us. but it is not having much luck and it looks like it will be a couple days before it does make any progress. and here is our high pressure system in place offshore and we have clockwise flow so here is what is going on. we have the wind coming out of the south and throwing everything up and around that high pressure system. keeping it away from us. not just for tomorrow but also into your day on thursd

right now, here is your hd towercam. a little bit of thin cloud cover. in and out of that for much of the afternoon that is clearing out for the overnight period. and check out the numbers. hickory 64 . albemarle 64. rockingham 64. and monroe 65. and 66 in charlotte and gastonia. you have to soak it up and enjoy this. it's warmer than yesterday. yesterday we had 60 as the high temperature. that is average. that was nice yesterday. we have added on from 7-9 from are getting warmer heading into the day tomorrow. we have had a little bit of cloud cover you can see that trying to push off to the south and the east. the mountain counties and the foothills you are seeing clearing conditions and the charlotte area the clouds are thinning out. they are thinner now. and heading into the next several days high pressure is in place. just offshore and typically something to the east of us does not give us too much of an issue but this time it will give us sinking air and pull our wind out of the south when you pull that together not a lot can move through. look over

live look from the hd towercam. this is going to be a nice week here. >> it is. it started yesterday. we saw great weather and again today and the warmup is going to continue. >> spring fever? >> yes. >> no doubt. >> it will be the case after this week. over to leigh brock in the first alert weather center. >> i am afraid everybody will have spring fever. and the next couple weeks we might go backwards. we'll enjoy it while it lasts. your numbers 66 in gastonia. 64 in salisbury. 68 your temperature in lancaster. and 67 is the temperature in charlotte. nice and mild. temperatures they are not bad at all. we have a little bit of cloud cover very thin clouds moving into the picture. they will be moving in and out probably overnight. and the hd towercam looking fantastic. we are in the 60s right now. most areas mid-to upper 60s. is now than yesterday. most areas from 5 to almost 10 warmer than yesterday. and it was average yesterday and we have started to jump above average and we will stay above average for quite sometime. thin clouds close to charlotte stretching i

and let's talk about what is going on we have clear skies and a gorgeous day from your hd towercam. beautiful out there just a little bit on the chilly side. the current temperature 53 . it was 20 warmer yesterday at this time. humidity 30%. wind out of the northwest a cooler direction at 12-miles-per-hour. and as we head out through the evening hours we will see mainly cloudy skies continuing in the you have been stuck in the clouds the entire day and the are rest of us have been basking in the sunshine. let's see what is coming up down the road. not a lot right now. we can rest easy almost 24 more hours before we have more rain. and there is a big high pressure system there and that is why things are calm and things are dry. let's talk about tomorrow. 36 in the morning. a little bit chilly for the wake up. middle of the day 50 the high. 54 . and you will notice the rain chances increase for the second half of the day from 4:00 p.m. on we have the chance of showers in every location. we have a chance of snow showers in the highest elevations. this is from thursday evening until fri

we have had the gorgeous day from our hd towercam. and the several the next several hours 77 is 5:00 p.m. temperature. 74 at 7:00 p.m. and 68 at 9:00 p.m. and the rain chances increase. the forecast is coming up. >> thank you. presidential candidates making their case for your vote today in north carolina. 55,000 early voters have locked in their choices in mecklenberg county. the director of elections anticipating 140,000 people will vote on election day. escobar is on your side when you can expect to see the shortest lines at the polls. >> the director of elections told me if you vote at a school avoid doing it at pick up and drop off times and how quick it is to vote. >> it gives you two chances. >> election workers will be ready to help you out in case you have questions. early voting was a success at 17 locations and tuesday there will be 195 locations. presidential politics attracts the most voters and his office has planned for it. the ballot is not long and it should not take people to vote. he told me when the good time to vo

towercam. here it is. it's a quiet evening. we're not going to deal with that rain yet. but we are enjoying this mild weather. how about that 69 degrees. the average high temperature this time of the year is 61 degrees. well, look when we'll hit that tonight. midnight will be our average high temperature. very impressive and you'll see if you're heading out, you unlikely will need a jacket. it's just that mild. all right. meantime, we'll get back to the futurecast. the rain continues to roll over the same states, louisiana, it arkansas, texas. and then working its way into the ohio valley. but you'll see overnight tonight through thursday morning, maybe some morning clouds around, but overall no rain just yet. fair skies and mild and here's what it looks like. charlotte and vicinity, 59 degrees. boy, what a mild start that is. all right. one more time. your futurecast will start you again. here's your clock. thursday morning just a few clouds around. but the rainfall itself still well off to the west. getting a bit closer now. working its way across northern alabama and

here's a live look from towercam 10 over downtown norfolk if you like today - it looks like tomorrow will be even nicer. meteorologist ashley baylor is in the super doppler weather center to let us know what we can expect the rest of the showers. lows: mid-30s. winds: light se. sunday: spotty showers early, then increasing sunshine. highs: upper-40s. winds: ne 5-10 mph. monday: mostly sunny. nice and mild! highs: near 60. winds: light sw. we have been tracking more clouds than over average high of 55. this evening, the clouds will stick around with temperatures dropping to near 40 by 9 pm. after 10 pm, some rain showers from the great lakes. we'll be tracking scattered showers overnight into early sunday morning. the showers should be done by 8 am, then we'll gradually see increasing sunshine throughout the upper-40s. next week is looking much better! high pressure will take control, so expect plenty of sunshine from with highs in don't forget to always stay connected through our wavy weather app. it's free for all apple and android users. we're following developing news out of ports

. >> and a live look outside at uptown charlotte through the hd towercam. cooler today. >> meteorologist leigh brock is center. and she is tracking changes. hey, leigh. >> 20 cooler right now than it s yesterday. a big difference on temperatures. it's still looks beautiful outside. the sun is headed down. here is our camera from our network of cameras. beautiful clear blue skies. and the highest elevations you have seen most of the cloud cover through the day today. and heading into the next several hours we will see the temperatures falling off more. right now we have temperatures and 20s in the highest elevations. and here are the numbers low 50s down through the upper 30s by 11:30. tomorrow morning it's going to be chillier close to the freezing mark in a lot of cases. we stay cool for a couple days. and we have a huge warm-up in store. i will tell you when to expect that in a little bit. >> leigh, thank you. with super tuesday in the boxes candidates are focusing on march 15th, when they call mini tuesday. primaries in ohio, florida and north carolina.

hd towercam setting foot out the door how about 74 ? and take you to 68 at 9:00 p.m. and 66 through 11:00 p.m. we will get back to the rain and we'll track that for you and how it affects your weekend and beyond part of your seven-day after more than a year of negotiations the city reached an agreement with american airlines to continue service at charlotte douglas international airport. aconsidereding to the "charlotte observer", american and other carriers agreed to a 10-year lease. a 30-year lease deal is set to expire. the i-77 toll lane is back in the spotlight. >> as critics discuss similar project that went bankrupt in texas. we traveled to austin, texas, monday as nc d.o.t.'s secretary met with texas d.o.t. it was there to ask questions about a bankrupt toll road managed by the same company that is building the lanes on i-77. sara-blake morgan is at the cornelius town hall. what is the purpose of this forum tonight? >> well, the focus is sure to be all of the questions surrounding sentra, the company responsible for the toll project and the projects they have

your towercam shows clearing conditions. the roads are dry for the evening hours. they will be for the most part for the rest of us. temperatures back in the 40s that will fall overnight. they'll warm up quite a bit. very warm air moving in for monday. here is your forecast: back over to you. >> thank you. >>> did you know it's the final weekend of college basketball for the regular season. a lot of eyes were around one particular game, unc versus duke. many enjoyed the game at all american. we'll have more on the outcome of the game in sports saturday night. >> that's right. let me say i did not think about picking out my outfit. i predicted a unc win. this has nothing to do with the >> stick around. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for lif

your hd towercam 74 . it is mild and dry and the humidity is not even 20%. calm winds there's nothing to disrupt you heading out this evening. things change. here it is. future-cast, the showers are rolling across georgia and next up south carolina. and 11:00 if you are out you will be fine in the wbtv viewing area. hour-by-hour forecast. 62 at 9:00 p.m. and 59 at 11:00 p.m. and things change. here it comes. we'll stop it there at 7:00 a.m. and all of a sudden heading out around day break you will be running into the showers and that includes the mountains as well. the piedmont may see more rain at the outset. 44 up there at 8:00 a.m. with 53 at 8:00 a.m. through the day, you will see they continue to move through the core of the viewing area. not impressive by noon. and then it looks like we will get into a lull late afternoon with the next round of rain wrapping into the mountains and it will become snow sunday. the showers are likely for the st. patrick's day parade. for the rest of you, noon, 4:00 p.m. temperatures in the 50s. and then most it moves out

there is wind outside from our hd towercam. winds have been blowing from 15-25-miles-per-hour. just in the charlotte area everywhere else it's been stronger especially in the highest elevations. a lot of 70s showing up. 6:00 p.m. and we have 71 in charlotte and rock hill and wadesboro upper 60s farther to the north. and we have a high wind warning for a couple counties for ash and watauga county from 7:00 p.m. until noontime gusts up to 50-miles-per-hour. avery you could have the gusts up to 50-miles-per-hour. certainly gusty winds and we have rain on top of that. pushing in from tennessee. one batch looks like it will move just to the north might clip parts of watauga and avery. and the bulk is over tennessee and that is what is heading this way. it should be out of here by morning tomorrow. most of that rain is not going to stick around long. 43 your morning temperature. 10% chance of a shower. and the reason why... we have had warm temperatures for the past few days. temperatures in the low 70s. yesterday and today we hit 73 this afternoon and that southerly flow that is pul

but first, here's a live look from towercam 10 over downtown norfolk meteorologist ashley baylor is in the super doppler weather center to let us know what we can expect to start off your work week. overnight: mainly clear. chilly. lows: low-30s. and mild! highs: low-60s. winds: sw 5-10 mph. tuesday: mostly sunny. warmer! highs: low-70s. winds: sw 5-10 mph. this discussion will be a struggle - we don't have much to talk about in the weather department! overnight, with mainly clear skies, temperatures will tumble back into the low-30s..so a bit of a chilly start to your monday. you'll need a warm jacket as you head out the door, but you won't need one as you're heading home! high pressure will take control tomorrow, so we'll be treated to plenty of sunshine with highs back in the low-60s! it'll be even warmer as we continue through the week - low-70s on tuesday, then mid-70s expected all won't see any rain until next sunday! don't forget to always stay connected through app. it's free for all apple and android users. an icon - and former first lady - nancy reagan is dead at the age of 9

here is your hd towercam, this is what it looks like in charlotte. highest elevations you have high wind warnings in effect. we'll talk about that. right now we have temperatures showing areas in the 70s. 72 in charlotte and albemarle and wadesboro. 70 in chester. 65 in morganton and 67 in statesville. we have rain coming this way but let's talk about the high wind warning in effect from 7:00 p.m.-noon tomorrow. and this is for watauga and ashe county. you could have gusts up to 60-miles-per-hour. and heading farther to the south avery county you have a wind advisory, gusts up to 50-miles-per-hour. certainly a major issue up there traveling and if you have trees that could come down that might be an issue tonight. we have one batch in the eastern part of tennessee and another batch farther to the west. both will be moving through overnight. we have not seen a lot of rain here in the wbtv viewing area just yet, but through the overnight period here is what we are looking at. some areas could see half an inch of rain. and farther to the east a little b

right now here is your hd towercam a gorgeous afternoon almost no clouds in the sky anywhere around the region. mild temperatures are not back yet. we are running 10 below average. most of us right now only in the mid-50s. you have 40s. 41 is your temperature in boone. so you have been struggling on the numbers. and it's been breezy at times. especially in the higher elevations. and boone your temperature is 41 . you add a 15-mile-per-hour wind to that and it feels considerably cooler. much cooler all day. most of the rest of us from 5-15-mile-per-hour winds. that has been the case for much of your day. and that is going to calm down overnight. and allow the temperatures to fall quickly. that plus the clear skies we have and i mean clear for just about everyone in the eastern a couple snow showers closer to pennsylvania and new york. clouds offshore. that is absolutely it. let's talk about a high pressure system. what it will do is give us a cold night. you see the bright blue areas we have a freeze warning and a frost advisory for the lighter blue colors. anyone could get to or below t

you are looking live through the hd towercam. but don't get used to the weather. changes are on the way. our chief meterologist, eric thomas is tracking it all from the first alert weather center. >> maureen, a delightful happy hour getting underway. i hope you had a good week. however, yeah, there is disruptive weather heading our way. right here to the radar. look at the rainfall. marching across the gulf coast states and for now, you will see charlotte in the clear. i mean not any cloud cover in the atmosphere. room temperature 72 in the piedmont. closer to 6o that is mild. and up around boone and blowing rock. through the evening you know what? you will be fine. the rain coming across georgia but through 11:00 p.m. still no 62 at 9:00 p.m. and 59 through 11:00 p.m. the rain it will not be denied it's coming for the weekend we will track it part of the seven-day first-alert forecast. >> new tonight we are learning more about charlotte city councilmembers allegedly concerned over their meeting rooms being bugged by the media. former councilmember michael barns c

your hd towercam as said 68 we hit. we are at 66 now. and we will start to fall back sun getting ready to set. visibility 10 miles with that breeze out of the southwest and that is keeping that mild air coming back into the carolinas and the wbtv viewing area. so here it is. mid-60s in the piedmont of both north carolina and south carolina that extends up through the foothills and then of course in the upper 50s and mild there by their standards. through the evening hours we will watch the temperatures start to work into the 50s by 7, 8:00 and they will continue down close to 50 out later around 11:00 p.m. but in terms of disruptive weather? nope, just a few mid-level patches of clouds across. no rain-producing clouds it will be quiet on your tuesday morning. 40 in the mountains. and cool with our number. 50 here in the charlotte area nice quiet start to tuesday. where is the rain? and it's humming along here over the mississippi valley we have an area of high pressure over the carolinas and that is shoveling moisture up the mississippi

here's a live look from towercam 10.. today the sun was shining, definitely a beautiful day outside. meteorologist ashley baylor is in the super doppler weather center to let us know how warm those temperatures will get. overnight: mostly cloudy with passing rain showers. lows: mid-30s. winds: light se. sunday: spotty showers early, then increasing sunshine. highs: upper-40s. winds: ne 5-10 mph. monday: mostly sunny. nice and mild! highs: near 60. winds: light sw. we have been tracking more clouds than sunshine through the afternoon which kept highs in the in the mid to upper-40s..well below hampton roads associated with a clipper system that will drop in from the great lakes. we'll be tracking scattered showers into early sunday morning. the day. sunday will still be on the cool side with highs only in the upper-40s. next week is looking much better! high pressure will take control, so expect plenty of sunshine from monday through thursday the 60s and 70s! don't forget to always stay connected through our wavy weather ap

. >> live picture from our hd towercam a spectacular day and temperatures going up a little bit more. mid-70s today close to 80. take it for the first of march. when usually anything goes here meteorologist lyndsay tapases with a check of your forecast. >> the first part of march can be shakey but we are just basking in all of the sunshine and the mid-70s. and we've got high pressure to thank for that. while we have been hearing a lot as far as national weather concerned about flooding rainstorms in texas and parts of lucille miller punch this -- louisiana this high is keeping that weather at bay. wide view of future-cast you will see how that rain stays on the outer periphery of the high and to the west. and by the time we do finally start to see that rain get closer it will be weaker. the storm will have weakened by then so we should not have the flooding rain and the strong to severe storms like they have had in that part of the country with what is out there right now. we will show you close-up future-cast. because while the main wet hold off to the west, we are still seeing a sma

here is what it looks like we will beautiful blue skies from the-d towercam. overall you cannot complain it is warmer than it has been. 66 . your average high 65 . we are right there in the sweet spot. low dew point 25 dew point that makes 21% on the humidity dryer than it has been. wind at 11-miles-per-hour you can feel that. but all it's doing is pulling in warmer temperatures and we see the effects. 66 is your current temperature in charlotte. 68 in wadesboro and a temperature of 67 in morganton and 66 in lancaster. as far as the satellite-radar image there's absolutely nothing out there. this is the high pressure system for you. this is when you have the clear skies, the dry conditions and warmer temperatures coming in. that is what we are looking at. steering clear of the freezing mark the official low temperature was 33 . many of the outlying areas did drop below freezing. tomorrow morning we'll start out in the 40s. 8:00 a.m. 47 is the temperature. 66 your midday temperature. your afternoon high that will be close to 76 and all of us are going to be rig

the hd towercam beautiful outside. extra warm temperatures and extra amount of sunshine. 79 your current temperature in charlotte many 78 in salisbury. 81 your temperature in wadesboro. same in lancaster. 78 in shelby and morganton you're checking in at 81 . the areas seeing nice weather! all of the reds are above average temperatures. a little bit of cloud cover up to the north. we do not have any clouds to talk about. that is how nice it has been. and overnight, temperatures are going to be close to where your average high should be. through much of the overnight period we are going to stay in the 60s and heading into the morning hours tomorrow it will be in the upper 50s. your 8:00 a.m. temperature tomorrow 59 . southwesterly breeze at 6-miles-per-hour. a 0% chance of rain. and tomorrow, and we have another beautiful day. blooming right now early for this to be happening. upper 50s. and your high temperature in the low 80s. and a couple other temperatures around the region. we all will be so nice outside. 80 in gast

. >> we saw snow in gaston county and watching in our towercam do not see any here. no reason to run to the grocery store yet. >> it was something that we do not see often particularly given the temperatures outside. >> it is strange our friends in the mountains they are expecting snow and it will measure. over to lyndsay tapases in the first alert weather center. >> sure is a good example of how us the entire picture or the truth. we appreciate those of you who let us know because there is only green showing up on the radar right now. but since the air is so dry overhead, sometimes since evaporation is a cooling process, what happens is we get cooling and the very, very dry air and that is enough to support slight snow at 46 which is what we are seeing in the gastonia area. we'll pause the radar. this is a two-hour loop if we put it in the still image. my button will not let me do that. but into the mountains we are seeing a lull. advisory for the areas does go until 12:00 noon it will start at 6:00 p.m.-12:00 noon but the moisture backed off from what it looked lik

hd towercam we have had clouds try to move in and they will continue that through the evening hours and they will be with us all night long. temperatures are fantastic. 72 in charlotte. 71 in gastonia. 73 in wadesboro. cooler 67 in statesville and 65 in morganton. here is where the rain is. it's coming closer. right now it's back over tennessee. we have one wave here and another line back to the west. we have the very first of this bit of that right now. that is what is pushing through the area for now. more to come through the overnight period. we have a couple of showers if you are just to the north of 64 here is 321 closer to patterson. mountain beach you have showers. kings creek showers just to the north of taylorsville getting wet. and the action is often eastern tennessee this takes us up until 6:00 p.m. and the mountains and foothills are you starting to tap into the rain. charlotte area most of the wbtv viewing area is dry. heading through the evening hours up to 9:00 p.m. heavy rain closing in on the charlotte area. that continues to push off to the east through the night. and

the hd towercam a gloomy looking city. we are losing the light and the clouds are hanging over the city. 41 . even with the rain and snow that moved through. light wind out of the northeast and the atmosphere is dry. dew point 33. low 40s in the piedmont. in the high country next couple of hours you will see the rain tapering. so if you are heading out in the mountains snowflakes. you want to be prepared for that if you are sensitive to dodging the rain drops 42 at 9:00 p.m. and down to 505 to shot with the rain about ready to move off to the east. you will see the center of the storm working off the eastern seaboard. your forecast rain departing but a chilly start 39 here around the greater charlotte area. and leftover flurry and the temperatures around the freezing mark in the high country. beyond that. the storm will move out. and that means the sun will move in. and temperatures tomorrow above freezing in the mountains. 40 with little chance of a flurry by the afternoon. 50s across the foothills and then mid-50s here i

your hd towercam milky skies and periods of clouds today and breaks of sunshine that pushed us up to 81 for the high. 77 at the moment and yes, that is the first time we have hit 80 or above for the year 2016. and we are in the 70s for the most part. heading out the door 66 around boone and blowing rock. a mild evening on tap. we are going to be around 70 at 9:00 p.m. 68 through 11:00 p.m. and that moisture that maureen and i were talking about will work towards the carolinas. showers are in the picture for the weekend. we'll lay it out for you in the first alert forecast. >> all right and stay up-to-date on this system as it moves in. you can do it by downloading our free wbtv first alert forecast weather app. >> eric talked about the stalled let's get over to alex giles right now live in the alert center. >> we see wild video. this is from cnn in houston. this is a lake that has been shutdown because the water levels are so high due to that rain. that is in houston. two feet above normal is what officials are saying it can be dangerous for boating there so it's closed off to boats.

we have our conditions over uptown the hd towercam it was nice to have the sun today and we got backup into the 50s. while yesterday we held into the 40s it was chilly we are backup to 53 right now in charlotte. still got that breeze out of the north at 6-miles-per-hour. but yesterday's system that came through remember we had showers and snow showers for some of you yesterday evening. this is what is left of that. so that is continuing to pull more away from the region. leftover cloud cover left in its wake. but if we turn our attention upstream we have one more disturbance sliding through tomorrow night and that could it is a weak area of low pressure over northwestern minnesota this is just going to bypass us and clip us quickly to the north as it moves over the carolinas and the mid-lat particular through -- mad atlantic tomorrow mid-atlantic tomorrow night. and the time something is good because it's tomorrow night we are talking. should not impact anything that you wanted to do outside during the day tomorrow. future-cast this evening here is 8:00 p.m. no issues. and tomorrow mor

it's well above average more than 20 above average and we have the blue skies from your hd towercam looking good and feeling nice. 86 in charlotte and 85 in salisbury, 84 in rock hill and and overnight most areas fall back to the mid-to upper 40s. and by 8:00 a.m. we will add-on a couple of degrees be in the low 50s. and heading through the rest of the day it's not going to be in the 80s. we are not going to see record-breaking temperatures. back to the mid-70s for high temperatures. low 70s in someplaces because a cold front is moving through and that is going to start to change things up. here is that cold front. would you believe it's halfway through our viewing area? we have not seen temperature drops that has that been the case. we have not seen clouds and we certainly have not seen any rain. the only thing we have noticed is a little bit of a dew point drop. the humidity has fallen. that is the only difference we have seen so far as far as the front is concerned. we will tap into colder weather. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m. temperature, 50 . partly cloudy skies. wind out of a different

out the door, 56 your hd towercam. the rest of the area in the 50s. low 40s around the high country and here we go. 47 at 9:00 p.m. 45 through 11:00 p.m. and on our way down to freezing overnight. much more coming up. stay tuned your first alert forecast. >> new at 6:00 four alleged ms13 gang members are getting ready to stand trial. a federal judge confirmed that jury selection will begin april 4th. investigators say mcgill killed a man in december of 2013 in mecklenberg county. attempted murder and conspiracy charges. you willcharges. and william gavita is facing rico conspiracy charges and the trial should last one week. a total of 37 gang members were indicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges. a distracted driver led to a deadly crash. richard lewis moss went across the center line and hit a van near rock rest elementary school in monroe. an adult and three children were inside the van. a young boy flown to the hospital. the highway patrol says he is in critical condition. authorities have not released the names of those involved. >> the clo

and the hd towercam clouds back in the picture and cooler temperatures as well. >> lyndsay tapases is tracking alert weather center. >> hard to believe with the temperatures in the mid-40s and most of us in the low 40s south of the 40 corridor. 45 in charlotte. gastonia is 41. you have fallen into the 30s on 40 and boone up in the mountains that is the below freezingch some of you did have some quit-hitting snowflakes nothing accumulating outside of the mountains but in the mountains we have that winter weather advisory through noon on friday. and what is happening right now i have redevelopment back out to the west but most of the moisture pushing pretty quickly now along and east of 85. and heavier as you head south of charlotte on 77. so the eastern parts of york, and chester where we have bursts of rain. but this is moving very, very quickly. quick hitting burst of snow showers and moisture back to the west so you could have that push through which would give you the light accumulations but the totals backed off from yesterday. it looks like it will be on the lighter side of those

and your hd towercam looks like, absolutely beautiful. a couple of clouds off in the distance and that is it. nothing to complain about today unless it is too hot for you. and for some of you it might be. 84 in charlotte. 84 in gastonia. 84 in monroe. and 86 wadesboroment 82 in and statesville. you cannot tell it from the temperatures, you just saw all the numbers they are all in the 80s. but here are your dew points. this is what really tells the story. the front we are talking about has not changed temperatures much. has not given us clouds and has not given us rain but it has dropped the humidity and dropped the amount of moisture in the air. you can notice the dew points are in the 20s and 30s and teens. and meanwhile ahead of that we had dew points in the 40s and 50s. there it is. there is our dividing line as far as that front is concerned. it's tomorrow when we see cooler temperatures work in. and here is the big picture showing where we have the front trying to push through the state in virginia into north carolina you can see rai

in the meantime, the hd towercam this is high definition here, snowflakes. 45 with the winds out of the east northeast and a bone dry atmosphere right now. where the rain has been falling for a longer period of time, the atmosphere is cooling into the catawba valley and 41 morganton and 29 in boone and blowing rock. through the evening hours again it's any little snow that you see, likely going to switch right back over to rain. 42 at 9:00 and 41 at 11:00. late tonight that rain will start moving off to the east. much more coming up. the weekend is around the corner. >> snow in the mountains led avery county schools to close. to find out if your child's school will be open tomorrow track of the weather download the free wbtv weather app it has alerts to warn you of problems. >> a troubling case out of caldwell county. a man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend and their two-year-old son. and tonight we are hearing from the man's daughters who say their father has an abusive past and has hurt them. wbtv's brody o'connell is live with their reaction. what can the suspect's daughters have

and hd towercam nothing disruptive but if you are heading out be aware rain drops becoming more likely through the evening hours. 68 and the winds have been gusting since 11:00 a.m. and they are gusting right now between 20-30-miles-per-hour. but they are sustained out of the south at 18 in advance of near 70 in the piedmont and mid-60s around i40 and 50s in the high country but the rain moving in and that cool air will come in behind the rain. through 11:00 p.m. notice where the best axis of rain is it's approaching and closing with the greater charlotte area with leftover rain in the mountains. if you are heading out to the hornets game, 63 at 9:00 p.m. you might want to be prepared for that walk across the parking lot after the game where rain is becoming more likely and 11:00 p.m. 60 but the rain hanging around. and all of that quickly moves off to the east during the overnight. look at the map by wednesday morning hardly a drop. not bad 43 . your out the door forecast charlotte and vicinity rain is moving out but it will be on the cool side i will not rule out a snow flurry but th

. >>> live look at uptown charlotte through the hd towercam. 66 . meteorologist leigh brock is in the first alert weather center tracking it all. hey, leigh. >> hey, it has been nice and average for this time of year after a day in the 40s on sunday and 50s yesterday we are in the 60s today. here is your camera from our network of cameras, just the way the camera is jumping around you can see the kids in the yard makes me wonder if there is an easter egg hunt going on. maybe a little bit early, no nothing wrong with practicing earlier. here your are temperatures in the mid-60s for everyone. you see them in the upper 50s in the highest elevations in boone. and through the evening, temperatures are not going to fall quickly. 7:00 p.m. 62o by 9:00 p.m. 56 and your 11:00 p.m. temperature will be 54 . and we have more warm weather in the forecast. 10 warmer by tomorrow. here is tonya rivens and traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's focus around the uptown area as we continue to see problems here is i-77 at woodlawn

your hd towercam that rain not a factor for the evening if you are stepping out could it be 76 and the dew point at 26. here it is mid-70s in the piedmont. and cooler in the 50s already there in the high country. your hour-by-hour forecast, 65 at 9:00 and 61 through 11:00 p.m. tomorrow is friday and the weekend is around the corner. and as said cooler and wetter weather on the way. part of your seven-day first-alert forecast. >> thank you. >> coming up new at 6:00... >> neighbors here say enough is enough. they have called an emergency meeting tonight to talk about the issues at west mecklenburg high school. one neighbor told me the situation is getting scary. that story is coming up. >> and next how this house fire is a good thing for firefighters and neighbors in mecklenberg county. with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, it's gotta be d's. there

if you are getting out, your hd towercam we do not see disruptions for you and the mild air tonights to roll on. 76 right now. and through the evening hours still in the 70s. and 68 at 9:00 p.m. and 66 through 11:00 p.m. we will get back to the rainfall it. alert forecast. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in i-85 southbound between 485 and little rock road, an earlier accident. two lanes blocked a lot of time for this traffic to recover. this is freedom drive we have three to four miles of stop-and-go traffic. this is what is happened again i-85 south near 485 mile marker 31. wilkinson boulevard is a great alternate route. we see congestion building. tuckaseegee road is another alternate route. this traffic starting to recover. i-85, folks, delay and slow-moving traffic at the moment. >> thank you. we are on your side with an important programming note. wbtv has live coverage of the acc basketball tournament from 7-11:30 tonight so that changes some of your regularly scheduled programming... >> a detective is shot a number of times whi

a live look from our hd towercam we have cloud cover today but again that did not stop the temperatures one bit. it's 76 in charlotte right now. and you may have noticed it's been on the breezy side. we have that strong breeze to thank for the temperatures soaring into the 70s coming in at 17-miles-per-hour in charlotte right now. most spots on average about us. we are keeping things dry all of the rain barely moved from this time yesterday that is why the flooding through parts of louisiana and the deep south will continue as the rain has barely budged. it's going to be a couple of days before we get the shower chances back in here. we have higher humidity in place tomorrow. you will see on futute-cast the bulk of the heavy rain holds off tomorrow and we be able to squeeze out a shower in spots as we head into tomorrow it will be the highest chances in the mountains and then the showers become a little bit more widespread as we head into the start of the weekend saturday. and saturday night that heavier rain is organizing just off to the southwest. and that gets in here sunday. that is

your hd to towercam 75 . you will see the dew point comfortable 48. you're fine this evening. take you to 64 at 9:00 p.m. and 62 at 11:00 p.m. the high today was 77 and right there again tomorrow. much more coming up on the storm system in the first alert forecast. >> right now an amber alert for a missing 15-year-old girl in north carolina. police say dixie may bailey, you see her was last seen monday in brevard. they believe she may be heading to atlanta with a friend leah la crow. if you know where this lady is look at the screen call 9-1-1. >> right now new information on a crash in north graham street. let's get to alex giles live in the alert center. >> serious information here we in the accident has life-threatening injuries and taken to the hospital. the accident on north graham and power lines were draped across the road the 4300 block and the car had a smashed up front end and crews worked to get the line off of the street. and medic and police are on scene as well and quite the scene that had the road shutdown hopefully getting that open soon and one person was tran

your hd towercam. a glorious day and the pollen levels are sky high and you will see milky look. perhaps some of that pollen up there. 74 that is the number at the moment. we are still close to that daytime high. 45 the dew point so we are dry beyond charlotte you heading outside. you are in great shape. low 70s across the entire viewing area until you head up into the elevations and 65 around boone and blowing rock. we advance this through the late night hours and still in the in boone and through the overnight hours we do not drop off much. we are still hanging around 50 at 7:00 a.m. and 45 in boone. so there it is. a quiet weather map. just a few clouds through the overnight hours. thin variety. that is it. maybe making just enough for a pretty sunrise. mild. 55 . how about that? let's pull the map back and show you what it looks like for wednesday. all the commotion hanging around the mississippi valley they will have real flooding problems that way because the rain has been relentless we are east of it. 72 at noon and 74 at 4:00 p.m. what progress does this make on thursday?

us for thursday and friday and into the weekend we start to go downhill. 75 out there from the hd towercam. we have got that wind out of the south and southwest. which has been that major component in the warm-up that we have seen. there maybe a little bit more cloud cover as we head into tomorrow all of the rain is going to hold back off to the west. it's active through parts of texas and louisiana but that high pressure the same area of high pressure that is keeping us warm is also trying to deflect the rain and storms to the west. that is where it will stay for the next couple of days. on future-cast since we are having a small increase in humidity rain chance is not 0 for thursday and friday. while it is small holding around 10-20% in the mountains because the humidity is starting to edge up that maybe enough to squeeze out a shower in the mountains. this is overdone outside of the mountains. but we will have a 10% shower chance for charlotte both thursday and into friday about 20% in the mountains for both of those days. cloud cover around both days as well. that is not going to stop

we'll pull up the towercam shot and there is cloud cover overhead and this will clear out during the nighttime hours and filter back in in the second part of the day tomorrow. 52 salisbury. hickory 54. and 35 in boone as we are coming up shortly on the 5:00 p.m. hour. we have a little bit of cloud confirms. and the radar is dry for the time being. and yes, we are focusing how beautiful the weekend will be rain-free-for-all of us. we have a weak quick-hitting disturbance that will be moving through tomorrow night. on future-cast tonight is quiet and tomorrow morning is quiet see showers show up by the time we head into tomorrow evening. this is 8:00 p.m. i think what it's printing out east of the mountains is overdone. your best shower chance is going to be in the mountains. outside of there, maybe a quick-hitting brief shower through late tomorrow night. look at the time stamp this is 10:00 p.m. saturday. tomorrow night after it's dark nighttime hours midnight or so and anything that comes through is gone by sunday morning and that leaves us with a nice balance are not weekend. just

here is what it looks like from your hd towercam just beautiful every once in a while mite see thin clouds but that is it. the numbers. 74 your temperature in charlotte. 73 in statesville. and you in boone are at 64 . mainly clear skies and we have had thin clouds into the foothills and you have seen the thin clouds and the rest of us almost nothing whatsoever. not so lucky in texas and louisiana. notice all of the thunderstorms that is really heavy rain and a tornado watch the farther south in parts of louisiana and texas. not a good situation. this system is coming closer to us or it would appear. it's not moving to the east. it's moving a little more north than anything. that is thanks to the high pressure system in place. here you see it just offshore. and all of that rain across texas and louisiana is really going to stay there. that is not good for them they have the thunderstorms and they will have rain and heavy rain for days. meanwhile, that high pressure system keeps it away from us. we are looking at dry conditions probably through the rest of the week. tomorrow morning, calm an

the cold air is working into the carolinas your hd towercam the clear skies will set the stage for the rapid cooling through the evening hours and we are at 58 at the moment and that is the high on the day. until we are down to 41 in boone and blowing rock. 47 at 9:00 and 47 at 11:00 and on our way down to freezing tonight. again, be alert. that is the way it looks and the rest of the forecast is coming up. >> thank you. we have breaking news right now an armed robbery in east charlotte right of to alex giles live in the alert center. i know you have details. >> yes, we are getting information now from the police. this is in east charlotte the 5,000 block of central avenue. we think this is a business and a gas station this is police cars on scene. and we are told police do not have a suspect in custody this might be a strong armed robbery where a throat was made and somebody took off and canine units are dispatched to the scene and the police helicopter is now in the area searching for a suspect. we are going to keep sky3 there and as soon as we have information we will bring it to yo

here is your hd towercam lots of sunshine and temperatures they are still below average. 58 is your temperature in charlotte. 56 in rock hill and 54 in shelby. and the temperature change since yesterday. yesterday of 47 . today we at least made it to the mid-50s in a lot of places. and we are 11 warmer than we were 24 hours ago in charlotte and same in morganton. 12 warmer in wadesboro and albemarle and 12 warmer in rockingham. so we have made progress and we make more heading into tomorrow. the second half of your day anyway. the first part of your day it will be cold outside. we have a freeze warning in effect for all of the counties you see. a frost advisory for the darker blue counties. what is going on is just about everybody could be close to the freezing mark. all you need to know, bring inside the plants and protect the plants that you cannot bring inside. take care of the plants this evening. you will notice there is not a lot going on in the mountain areas. it does not mean it will be warmer. it means your temperatures likely to be in the mid-20s by the time you wake up in the mountai

here is your hd towercam. beautiful outside. nice and warm out there. check out the numbers. 86 your temperature in charlotte. 84 in rock hill. 84 in statesvillement 84 in morganton and 85 in monroe. we have a cold front on the way through right now. you cannot tell it from the temperatures but these are the dew points and i do not expect you to know what the dew point is about but we are in the 20s behind that front. ahead of it we are in the upper 40s to low 50s for dew points. and i don't know if you've been able to notice it yet. but, yes, the humidity is so much lower for you and that drop off happened quickly. more smoothed out version of the front there is actually a front out there. and you can see the clouds and the rain associated with it in pennsylvania. and no rain and the temperatures they are slow to budge through the rest of the afternoon. and the forecast tomorrow morning 50 at 8:00 a.m. most of us fall back into the 40s and by 8:00 a.m. 50 is your temperature. and here we go. your high temperature tomorrow mild 75 tomorrow. 69 on friday