Raleigh area could see snow flurries tonight. Here’s the latest forecast
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- Arctic cold front might bring brief light snow and flurries late Monday night.
- Snow unlikely to stick on pavement; minor accumulation may coat grass.
- Freeze warning in effect across central NC; plants and pipes face risk.
After a weekend of warm temperatures, snow is possible in central North Carolina with the arrival of a hard freeze and Arctic cold front.
A chance of light snow and flurries is possible late Monday night, Nov. 10 along and north of Highway 64, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service in Raleigh.
It’s unlikely that the snow would accumulate on pavement because ground temperatures will be too warm, but some flakes may accumulate on grassy and elevated areas, particularly in the far northern area of the Piedmont, according to the forecast.
The precipitation would only last for an hour or two, and likely happen between 10 p.m. Monday and 2 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, Phil Badgett, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told The News & Observer.
“It would just be kind of a novelty,” Badgett said.
Freezing temperatures in the Triangle’s forecast
A freeze warning is in effect from 8 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday for all of central North Carolina, including the Triangle. Frost and freeze conditions could kill plants and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
High temperatures Monday are expected to be between the mid-40s to lower 50s. Temperatures overnight will drop to the mid-20s to around 30, but with wind chills, it will be even colder.
Tuesday will be sunny and cold, Badgett said, and by Wednesday, Nov. 12, temperatures return to near normal, with high temperatures expected in the upper 50s and low 60s.
“It’ll rebound pretty fast,” Badgett said. “It’s not going to last too long, this go around.”
