Around one inch of snow falls across central NC, wind chill brings temps into the teens

"Not a big snow for us, this is not a high-impact system for us, which is good news," Wilmoth said.

Snow moved out of central North Carolina by around 6 a.m. and it started to melt around 10 a.m.

It will be windy on Saturday. Wind chills this morning are expected to be in the upper single digits to lower teens. Dress in layers if you will be spending time outdoors today.

Saturday will be sunny and whatever snow fell on the ground in the morning should melt by around lunchtime, if not before.

Clear skies and colder with winds will die down by Saturday night. Temperatures are going to drop into the mid-upper teens, which means whatever slush that is on the ground will freeze overnight and cause hazardous driving conditions.

Snow is falling across Wake County, parts of Granville County and Durham County as snow begins to move to the south.

The flakes are large, not like the powdery snow seen in last weekends snow.

The snow is light, with roads getting slightly wet.

The main concern will be freezing as temperatures drop, although the road temperatures are much warmer than they were last snow and it is expected to only cause issues very early Saturday morning.

Some light flakes are being reported in parts of the viewing area, particularly in Roxboro and Franklin County.

Most of the light flurries have been stopped by the dry air in the Triangle.

While more widespread snow will be toward daybreak Saturday morning, it should be out of here by 10 AM.

Saturday morning could see some poor road conditions, though some melting is expected in the middle of the day.

Some western parts of the state are seeing snow flurries as of Friday evening.

Snow is expected in the area after midnight when temperatures start to drop below freezing and rain turns to snow.

Saturday morning could see some poor road conditions, though some melting is expected in the middle of the day.

Driving conditions Friday evening shouldn't be affected.

Any precipitation that falls into the night will come as rain.

Snow isn't expected in our region until after midnight, with the majority of our snow chances coming Saturday morning.

"Still, 1 to 2 inches of snow can cause some tricky conditions for us on Saturday morning," Gardner cautioned, saying it will be best to stay in for the first half of tomorrow.

WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said, although the forecast originally called for a dry Friday afternoon, a change at noon indicates rain could move into our eastern counties this evening long before the snow.

Areas like Fayetteville, Clinton and Goldsboro may see some showers as early as 3 p.m., Gardner said, and the rain could last several hours.

Our area won't see snow until after 10 p.m., when snow moves into our western counties, and then the snow will gradually move eastward, Gardner said. We'll see the least snow southeast of Raleigh and the most west of Raleigh.

The snow will move out between 8 a.m. and 10 am. on Saturday, Gardner said, so it will only fall for a brief amount of time. The Triangle likely won't see snow until 3 a.m.

The snow won't arrive in the Triangle until "well after sunset," according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch. Our snow forecast hasn't changed since earlier this morning, but we're getting a better look at timing:

By 6 a.m., everyone should be seeing light snow, Maloch said. Anywhere from 1 inch to 1.5 inches is expected in the Triangle, with higher totals to the northwest and lower totals to the southeast.

Even though the snow will be light, it's best to stay off the roads Saturday morning, because we'll have some slick spots.

Saturday afternoon will be sunny enough for some melting, but it will be cold and very windy. Power outages will be possible Saturday due to the high wind gusts.

Gov. Roy Cooper toured the state Department of Transportation's storage yard, filled with equipment and piles of sand, at 11 a.m., before he provided an update on the snow expected to arrive Friday night.

Cooper thanked the crews who work 12 hour shifts in dangerous conditions at times like these.

NCDOT officials said 1,100 employees are on standby and ready to respond to this weekend's winter weather. Many of those employees are at home resting Friday afternoon in anticipation of a long night ahead.

Around 1.5 million gallons of brine have already been distributed across the state, officials said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the wintry weather that will move through overnight Friday and Saturday morning.

According to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch, a band of light snow will start to move into our northwestern communities around and after 11 p.m.

"This band will slowly move east and southeast through the night," he said. "Everyone should see a period of light snow through the night with snow ending in the Triangle by 8 a.m. and our southeastern communities by 10 a.m.

The latest snow total estimates call for 1 to 3 inches across the Triad, 1 to 1.5 inches from the Triangle northward and less than an inch in the Sandhills. Northampton County and areas northeast towards Elizabeth City will see the higher amounts of 2 to 5 inches.

With a high of 37 degrees, some melting will occur Saturday in places where there is sunshine, Maloch said.

It will be a cold and windy day, Maloch said, and we'll see wind gusts between 20 and 30 mph through most of the day. Actual air temperatures will be in the 30s, but it'll feel like the low to mid 20s because of the wind chill.

Sunday will be partly cloudy and not as windy, with a high of 43 degrees.

As the snow departs Saturday morning the winds will kick up which will drive wind chills into the single digits and teens.

It is going to be a cold weekend.

Most driving conditions aren't expected to be impacted until early morning Saturday, when the majority of people will not be on the road.

It is still suggested caution be taken driving Saturday morning as icy conditions will be likely.

How much snow will we see? WRAL meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth said the latest models indicate the Triangle could see 1 to 1.5 inches of snow around the Triangle. Areas northwest and northeast of the Triangle could see from 1 to 3 inches.

Our southern counties could see less than an inch.

"It does not look like it's going to be a replay of last weekend where we had two to five inches," said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner.

We are still on track to get some snow late Friday into early Saturday. As of noon on Thursday, Gardner said it looks like the coastal low will remain offshore, making this purely a snow event.

"The flip side of that is it won't have enough moisture as the cold air tries to catch up with it so the amounts will be much lighter," Gardner said.

Most of Friday will be dry, but as a cold front slips in, counties northwest of the Triangle could see some light snow around 10 p.m.

"We expect light snow in the Triangle by midnight," Wilmoth said, adding that the snow could continue until around 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Raleigh was listed as having a 42 percent chance of getting one inch of snow and Fayetteville was listed as having a 35 percent chance as of Thursday afternoon.

"We don't expect a ton of snow with this," Wilmoth said. "Perhaps up to 1 inch in the Triangle, a dusting in our southern counties, and maybe up to 2 to 3 inches in our northeastern counties."

A winter weather advisory is expected to be issued for the Triangle area sometime on Thursday, and a winter storm watch is already in effect for northeastern N.C

Thursday night will feature a chilly low of 19, well below our average of 32.

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"With these supplies on hand, we feel comfortable the airport will safely get through a weather event like the one we may see on tomorrow or Saturday," said Stephanie Hawco with RDU.

Friday night is still not looking good for snow lovers, as an inch or less is expected to fall across the Triangle.

According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, Thursday will be a cold day, with temperatures dropping into the teens for the morning commute. The high will be in the mid 40s.

While there is a chance for isolated rain on Friday, especially southeast of the Triangle, the day will be mostly dry, a change to the forecast since Thursday evening.

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According to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch, a band of light snow will start to move into our northwestern communities after 10 p.m.

"This band will slowly move east and southeast through the night," Maloch said. "Everyone should see a period of light snow through the night with snow ending in the Triangle by 7 a.m. and in our southeastern communities by 9 a.m."

Models show most of the area will see anywhere from a dusting to 1 inch of snow. The northeastern corner of the state, including Halifax and Northampton counties, will see the highest amounts, up to 3 inches.

Current models show there is anywhere from a 30% to 45% chance for 1 inch of snow in Raleigh.

Saturday will be clear, cold and windy.