The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a winter storm watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.

Rain will occur tonight and early Monday. Temperatures will then lower Monday with the best opportunity for significant winter weather will be during the afternoon Monday into Monday night.

Snow and ice accumulations will create treacherous driving conditions. Strong wind gusts could bring down tree limbs and could produce scattered power outages.

Check back for updates.

The local forecast:

Tonight: Areas of drizzle and fog with a chance of rain before 1am, then rain likely with areas of drizzle after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain, snow, and sleet. High near 36. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 9pm, then freezing rain and sleet. Low around 33. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.