Steep temperature drop heads to Charlotte ahead of Veterans Day, forecasters say

Charlotte’s first real taste of winter cold will reach the region ahead of Veterans Day on Tuesday, with a low in the mid 20s expected Monday, Nov. 10, the National Weather Service says.

From Sunday to Monday, the daily high will drop by more than 20 degrees, forecasters say.

The sharp decline – from 73 degrees on Sunday to 45 on Monday – is due to a short-lived surge of cold air out of Canada that will bring much harsher weather to the Midwest.

“The coldest morning in the pattern for the Southeast will be Tuesday morning when lows in the 20s will be widespread over the interior with lows in the 30s just inland along the Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana coasts,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in a news release.

“Temperatures will be low enough to produce widespread frost or a hard freeze across interior portions of the Southeast.”

Charlotte could see a low of 26 degrees Monday night, with a high in the mid 40s on Veterans Day, AccuWeather reports.

A slow warming trend will follow, with lows rising above freezing starting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, experts say.

Snow and rain are is not part of the forecast for the Charlotte region, but may be an issue for counties along the Tennessee border, forecasters say.

Lows in the mid-teens are forecast Monday night for mountain towns like Banner Elk and Mount Mitchell, the National Weather Service says.

This story was originally published November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM.