Snow may fall in Charlotte Saturday night, along with possible mix of rain and sleet

Charlotte could get its first snow of the season Saturday evening, according to multiple forecast models.

How much snow remains vague.

The National Weather Service says “a potential winter storm may bring significant snow and sleet accumulations to portions of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia next weekend.”

A 60 percent chance of rain Saturday will shift around 10 p.m. to “snow, possibly mixed with rain and sleet between 10 p.m. and midnight, then rain after midnight,” says the National Weather Service. The low will be around 32 degrees, officials say.

On Sunday, there is an 80 percent chance of precipitation, with “rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet,” says the National Weather Service. The high will be near 37, say weather service officials. Sunday night, a mix of rain, snow and sleet “is likely,” is predicted.

The Weather Channel is also predicting a 70 percent chance of precipitation Monday, and a “wintry mix” with temperatures at a low of 29 degrees.

Temperatures on Tuesday will fall to 24 degrees, but rain chances fall to 10 percent, says the Weather Channel.

WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin said Monday that a great deal of uncertainty remains about what Charlotte could see this weekend. It could be mid-week before forecasters can talk with certainty about how severe the weather might be, he wrote Monday morning.

“Snow or a snow-sleet mix seems likely for the mountains and northern foothills Saturday into Sunday,” said Conklin in his forecast.

“When it comes to the Piedmont, rarely do we get a pure snowfall, start to finish...Most likely a mixed bag of precipitation will combine over the Piedmont... It’s going to be very cold here later this week and yes, there’s likely going to be a storm that impacts the region. But, many wild cards are in play.”

This story was originally published December 3, 2018 at 8:19 AM.