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The cold front is expected to pass through overnight Sunday and into early Monday morning. Once it passes, temperatures drop... big time.



Powerful cold front to bring storm chance, freeze warning in effect for Monday night

<p>Meteorologist Grant Skinner here in the weather center. A chance for scattered showers and a few storms overnight tonight through early Monday. Then after that front finally passes, it'll be breezy, gusts 20 to 35 MPH, and we will see frigid conditions for the start of the week, lows dropping into the 20s into Tuesday morning. Also could see some snow towards the mountains after this front passes, and those scattered showers and a few storms will last through early. Monday, that's gonna be all thanks to this next weather maker. It's a strong cold front, bringing in a deep cold air mass. So, Futurecast shows through around 23 a.m. as our best chance to see these scattered showers, the best chance towards the coastal plain. This will eventually move out, move closer to the coastline by 56 a.m. and then by around lunchtime on Monday, we see more sunshine. Then by the evening hours on Monday, as a surface trough moves through, we'll see some extra cloud cover. The chance for maybe a few flurries or some light rain overnight Monday into Tuesday. No accumulating snow, but a few flurries are possible with those frigid temperatures already moving in, and also I see a little bit of moisture in place. Then by Tuesday morning, it'll be clearer and drier. So tonight we'll drop to the 30s and 40s across the area, already cooler with breezes moving in as well, to feel chilly to start the day on Monday, and then Monday afternoon. Only reaching to around 50 degrees, uh, even with the mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day with the breezy conditions, it will feel pretty cold out there. Lows Tuesday morning in the 20s, in the 30s across Syria, mainly in the 20s, and with the wind factored in, it will feel even colder. Freeze warning is in place for the entire area from 8:00 p.m. Monday through 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Look at these wind chills Tuesday morning, like in the single digits towards the mountains, and then you see Raleigh, Fayetteville sitting in the low to mid-20s. I think our northern spots will likely sit. In the teens for our wind chills to start the day on Tuesday. So chilly to start the week after a chance for showers and a few storms overnight tonight, a few flurries possible, just a few possible, late Monday into early Tuesday, then we'll finally feel more comfortable by Wednesday through the rest of the week. Highs in the mid to upper 60s through next weekend. Overnight lows uh closer to normal in the 30s and 40s.</p>

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Durham police are investigating after a man was shot Sunday afternoon along NC 55 Highway. Police said the shooting is believed to be the result of a disturbance and was an isolated incident. The names of the suspect and the man shot have not been released yet.


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With a 38-year career that began at the former Raleigh Times, Draughon has also contributed to The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Durham News, The Fayetteville Observer and The (N.C.) Insider. His work has earned him several prestigious awards, including the 1993 Fischetti Award for Distinguished Achievement in editorial cartoons and the 1999 Golden Spike Award from the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. More recently, he received Editor & Publisher Magazine's EPPY Award for best editorial/political cartoons, recognizing his impact in the digital news landscape. 

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