Snow should begin in Wake Co. in the 6-7pm timeframe this evening. Snow will begin lightly and increase to steady thru the evening. Snow should end by midnight or 1am tonight.
There is no real change to the thinking. This event will favor highest totals in the coastal plain with waning totals as you head westward. There will probably be a large swath of flurries to a dusting throughout NC. The line for measurable snow will run along a SW to NE axis from Charlotte to Chapel Hill to South Hill, VA. In Raleigh, I’m expecting 1 to 2″ …again with that west to east gradient. So even across Wake Co., you’re more likely to get 1″ at RDU and 2+” in Wendell.
For Raleigh, my forecast is just under 2″. Bust potential to the low side is .5″. Bust potential to the high side is 3″. Regardless of the total, it is very cold and will remain so. Lows will be in the teens tonight after the snow departs. Tomorrow we won’t get above freezing. The sun will help with melting, but again with the air temperature still below freezing and going down to the low to mid teens by Thursday AM, there will still be travel headaches, especially on the secondary roads.
Obviously, this is not the big one for Raleigh, but head down East if you’d like to experience a fairly wide swath of 3-5″ snows with lucky winners that may achieve over 6″. As you get closer to the coast, sleet mixing in will reduce those totals.
Enjoy whatever you get. After this round, we should get a reprieve from the cold with temperatures rebounding to seasonal norms by the weekend.
Comments (0)