The National Weather Service is forecasting some snow for central North Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Some accumulation, even. But don’t get your hopes up. Or your sleds out.
The NWS forecast as of Saturday predicts that light rain will fall Sunday morning, sometimes mixing with snow. Sunday afternoon will bring a period of wet snow that could accumulate — mainly on elevated surfaces.
Parts of Wake and Chatham counties may see a coating of snow stick on the ground, and snow accumulation is a possibility for all of Durham and Orange counties, according to the NWS. The amount of snow is unlikely to be more than an inch, but the chance of getting an inch or more has increased to 30-40% across the northern to northeast Piedmont.
What else does the forecast say?
Temperatures will reach a low of 31 degrees in Raleigh on Saturday night before rising to 38 degrees on Sunday, according to the NWS. NWS meteorologist Tom Green said, because temperatures on the ground will likely stay above freezing, the agency does not expect much accumulation beyond a couple tenths of an inch…