Is it spring yet? I read from the NWS weather page that we could be getting some messy stuff on Sunday.
I’ve got an all-day doctor’s appointment in Chapel Hill on Monday. This threatens to make that difficult to impossible.
Keep a close eye on the models to see if we’re going to get smacked with this.
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WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHWEST THROUGH VIRGINIA SATURDAY PULLING COLD AIR INTO NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT EXITS INTO THE ATLANTIC. AS THIS COLD AIR SETTLES IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA… ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ADVANCE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE UP INTO NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY AND BRING A THREAT FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE TRIAD AND WADESBORO AREA AROUND SUNRISE. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE DAY.
FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH AND WEST PARTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH RAIN EXPECTED IN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA. SOME SUNSHINE IS FORECAST FOR SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S… THEREFORE ONLY AREAS RECEIVING MEASURABLE SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS. WITH THE LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF PERHAPS AS MUCH AS ONE HALF INCH OF WATER FORECAST FROM THIS SYSTEM…SOME ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH AND WEST PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END BEFORE SUNSET SUNDAY… HOWEVER FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT IN THE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE PRECIPITATION COMPLETELY ENDS.
WITH PRECIPITATION NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY…A FAIR AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE FORECAST. THE ABOVE SCENARIO IS MERELY THE BEST PROJECTION OF EVENTS BASED ON CURRENT MODEL GUIDANCE.
RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
STATEMENTS AND FORECAST PROJECTIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM.