Remaining Bright & Brisk Next Two Days

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- First Alert-Wintry Mix Fri Evening through Midday Sat: A storm system will bring a wintry mix to Central NC Friday evening into midday Saturday.

Good morning! Sunny and cold will be the trend today and Thursday with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s and lows in the teens and 20s. Wind chills Thursday morning will range from 7 to 15 degrees.

Clouds increase during the day Friday, with wintry precipitation expected to move into the region by Friday evening. The general idea at this time is that precipitation starts off as mainly snow and sleet at the onset, then mixes with freezing rain later Friday night.

Precipitation ends Saturday morning. Snow/sleet accumulations at this time look to be around an inch or two, with ice accretions up to 0.15 inch still possible as well. Ice accretions near and south of RDU will be temperature dependent, and how far south below freezing temperatures get is still somewhat discrepant.

Regardless of whether there is more freezing rain than snow/sleet or the other way around, later parts of the evening commute on Friday can get a bit dicey, and those issues likely linger into Saturday morning before temperatures rise above freezing. Black ice will be a concern Saturday night and Sunday night.

Beyond Saturday, dry conditions prevail through much of the remainder of the forecast period. With high pressure setting up in the Southeast US by the end of the weekend, this bodes for a bit of warm air advection into the Carolinas, and temperatures climb a bit closer to historical average as a result (albeit still below). Plenty of sunshine will make its way into the Triangle as well.

Have a good day!

Kweilyn