Warm Today, More Snow to End the Week

• AM Patchy Black Ice
• Warmer Today
• Thursday AM Rain/Mountain Snow
• Winter Storm Watch Thursday Night Through Early Saturday
  • Piedmont – Snowfall 1-3″ w/ glaze of ice
  • Northern Midlands – Up to 1″ of Snow w/ .1-.25″ of ice
  • Mountains Snow – 1-2″

After another freezing start, temps will warm up today into the mid-50s. This will help get rid of most of the ice/snowpack left across the Piedmont and Foothills. But, you still need to be on the lookout for any black ice on that morning drive. Overnight lows will fall into the low 40s overnight. A cold front will bring showers to the area beginning tomorrow morning. Not a ton of moisture to work with so up to 1/2″ of rain will be possible with a quick inch of snow for the mountains. This boundary will stall out south and east of the area, with temps dropping into the 20s overnight.

Highs will struggle to get above freezing Friday. A disturbance will ride along this boundary bringing another round of snow and sleet to the area. A winter storm watch has been issued for a few of our counties, and expecting all outside of the northern foothills and mountains will see one go up at some point today. We will likely see a wintry mix for the northern midlands (South Carolina counties) beginning near daybreak Friday, with snow near and north of I-85 by midday. The heaviest snow will fall by late afternoon with this system clearing out after midnight Saturday. Snowfall totals will not be as high as Sunday. But, if this disturbance taps into more moisture in the Gulf, temps will be cold enough that it won’t take much to get a lot of snow in a hurry. As of now, 1-3″ of snow for the Piedmont with pockets up to 4-5″ is possible for our most eastern zones. If there is a mix here, it will likely be sleet and snow but should change over quickly to just snow by the early afternoon. Areas south of I-85 could see 1-2″ of snow with .1-.25″ of ice. Very cold for our weekend with remaining well below average into the next week.

Dangerous Driving Conditions especially Friday Night into Saturday Morning