North Carolina and South Carolina Bracing for Arctic Conditions
North Carolina and South Carolina don’t get the kind of snow, ice and cold weather that their friends to the north usually get, but now, the two states are bracing for much colder than normal weather for the next few weeks. North Carolina and South Carolina have already seen some very low temperatures this season, but over the holidays, like much of the U.S., it wasn’t as brutally cold. That’s about to change, though, so if you’re someone who doesn’t like getting chilly, make note that you might need to bundle up a bit more than normal. Here’s what you can expect for the next few weeks when it comes to weather.
Cold Air Coming to North Carolina and South Carolina
Thirteen states are in the path of what looks to be a dangerous winter storm arriving this week. The winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic later this week. We’re talking “heavy snow and significant icing.”
The National Weather Service Prediction Center sent out a post on X on Thursday, January 2, showing a map of the impacted areas of the country. The storm is a bit more south than many winter storms, but even the areas that don’t get snow or ice are expected to get very cold temperatures.
According to the NWS, the most likely impacted areas include parts of Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland and Kansas. Other areas of the country with a good chance of impacts include parts of New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Iowa, West Virginia and Kentucky.
So, most of this winter storm, even though it’s more southern than many such storms in the U.S., will be north of North Carolina and South Carolina. However, a batch of arctic air is still moving into North Carolina and South Carolina, so the states are still looking at some winter weather. For example, Friday, January 3, and Saturday, January 4, lows are getting into the low-20s in much of North and South Carolina. Then, it gets “warm” again, with a high near 50 on Monday. But, lows dip back into the 20s next week and into next weekend, so bundle up and get ready for some cold blasts, according to the Weather Channel.
