Record Cold Friday Possible

Friday Morning Surface Temperature Isotherms

Friday Midday Temperature Isotherms

Charlotte's official minimum "high" temperature on Friday  Sept. 16 is  61 degrees set in 1924, and that looks like its going to be close to being broken. I expect temps to start in the upper 50's early Friday morning and stay around 60 for most of the day, possibly even falling if enough light rain develops. Areas west and northwest of Charlotte should go down into the middle 50's by late afternoon and even into the lower 50's by Friday night.  This includes Shelby, where I'm forecasting the high to be around sunrise Friday morning, and either hold steady or slowly fall through the day into the 50's.  If enough rain develops , parts of Rutherford or Cleveland County could go into the upper 40's very late Friday night or early Saturday morning!  If the rain or drizzle  doesn't materialize, then temps would be slightly warmer than forecast.  Either way, its going to be cloudy, windy, drizzly, and cool with temperatures likely in the 50's for the majority of Friday and the first half of Saturday.