Another arctic cold front arrives for the upcoming holiday weekend. With this front, our winter weather chances are going up. The cold front likely arrives Saturday. After the front moves through, models are showing an area of low pressure developing just off the North Carolina coast. This is often a good setup for wintry precipitation in our area.
Getting wintry precipitation in our area totally depends on the exact track of this low pressure.
- If it’s too far offshore, we won’t get much of anything. The moisture will stay confined to the coast.
- If it’s a little bit closer to the coast, we could get some snow.
- If the low stays more inland, we have a scenario where we get a wintry mix in our eastern counties and more snow in our northwestern counties.
WRAL Meteorologist Mike Maze says, “This is a pretty tricky forecast with lots of moving parts.”
Our winter weather chances are going up for Sunday
As of Wednesday afternoon, the European model gives the Triangle area a 30% chance of an inch of snow on Sunday.
The WRAL Severe Weather Center is monitoring every model run that comes in and will keep you posted as we approach Sunday.
WRAL Meteorologist Kat Campbell says, “On Thursday and Friday we will work to pinpoint precipitation types and timing.”
If you have travel plans Sunday, keep checking back in with us!
