No real changes this evening to the aforementioned thinking as to evolution of the impending winter storm
Best estimation for Raleigh metro is that we begin close to 7am on Sunday morning with some light snow. The snow will quickly change to sleet, with snow/sleet accumulations of only a coating up to an inch. The snow/sleet should quickly change over to freezing rain. Look for the warm air intrusion from the coastal front to push Raleigh above freezing between 12-2pm. This will obviously end any additional accrual of freezing rain, however dangerous travel conditions will persist with the snow/sleet/ice that remain on the roads.
Estimates in Raleigh proper are for a coating to as much as an inch of snow/sleet. On top of that, expect .1 to .2″ of ice accrual. The farther west you are, the higher the totals of both snow/sleet and ice. And since Wake county will be the transition zone, impacts could range from significant (west) to ‘meh’ (east).
I’ll update with any new information on Saturday
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