ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A cold front moving through the Carolinas on Tuesday is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms, with the potential for a few storms to become strong to severe, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said the main threats from the storms are damaging winds and heavy rainfall, which could result in isolated flash flooding. Thunderstorms are expected to develop after 4 p.m. in the mountains and move eastward through midnight.
Behind the front, drier and more stable conditions are expected to return in time for the Independence Day weekend. Temperatures will remain near seasonal averages into early next week.
Rainfall totals since June 1 in the Asheville area have reached 4.26 inches, about half an inch below the normal of 4.79 inches. Since Jan. 1, the area has received 22.33 inches of precipitation — 2.15 inches below the average for this point in the year.
The forecast, according to the National Weather Service:
- Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south-southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
- Tonight: Low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
- Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North-northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
- Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 89.
- Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.