Wind chill advisory issued for portions of central NC, feels-like temps below zero

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A wind chill advisory has been issued for parts of central North Carolina from 7 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday. The mixture of very chilly air and robust winds will lead to feels-like temps as little as 7 beneath zero.

This new system might make this Christmas Eve one of many coldest ever within the Triangle.

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Temperatures will fall shortly through the day on Friday into the 10-15 vary, assuming that the fashions have now stabilized. We’re nonetheless nervous a couple of flash freeze and harmful journey situations in spots, with energy outages additionally wanting potential through the peak of this occasion, as we battle to 30 Saturday and barely over 35 for Christmas.

Wind with this storm will attain troublesome ranges beginning Thursday night with gusts over 50 mph not out of the query through the in a single day hours. Friday will see considerably lesser winds, with gusts nonetheless close to 40 mph by means of a lot of the night.

In any other case, gusts nearer to 10-20 mph could be anticipated primarily by means of Christmas Day.