Thanksgiving will usher in dramatic shift in temperatures. Expect lows in 20s
Thanksgiving will bring days of cold to the Charlotte region, with 20 mph gusts and lows in the 20s, according to the National Weather Service.
The high on Thanksgiving Day will be 52 degrees and Black Friday shoppers will face even colder temperatures, with a predicted high of 46, forecasters say.
Lows will be 29 degrees on Thanksgiving, 24 degrees on Black Friday and 30 on Saturday, officials say.
Wintry precipitation is not part of the Thanksgiving forecast.
“The cold air arrives in earnest Wednesday night. ... Highs will be 5 to 10 degrees below normal with lows around 10 degrees below normal. Cooling continues on Thanksgiving Day into night,” the NWS says.
“The cold and dry air mass remains over the area through at least Saturday. Breezy to windy conditions will continue Friday with winds abating Friday night into Saturday.”
A slow warming begins Sunday, as lows rise above freezing at night.
Highs next week will be in the lower 50s, with lows in the mid 40s, according to AccuWeather.
Thanksgiving 2025
Here’s everything you need to know about Thanksgiving week in the Charlotte area.
- Some restaurants are open on Thanksgiving day. Here’s a list.
- Only a handful of grocery stores are open (with limited hours) on Thursday. Learn which ones.
- Flying for the holiday? Follow these travel tips to avoid CLT’s usual Thanksgiving mayhem.
- Know which roads are closed for Charlotte’s Thanksgiving Eve Parade, plus how to watch it from home.
- Trash pickup schedules change for the holiday. Check your town.
- Liquor stores change their hours too, but here’s where you can still buy booze.
- Cold weather is expected around Thanksgiving. Here’s how chilly it could get.
- Thanksgiving travel could be impacted by severe weather conditions throughout the country.
- Many malls and stores are shifting their hours for Black Friday. Here’s how early they’ll open.
This story has been updated.
This story was originally published November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM.