Extremely cold Christmas weekend coming, snow chance remains low

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Extraordinarily chilly air goes to make its approach into North Carolina for the Christmas weekend.

Chilly air has been bottled up in Canada, however it is going to stretch its approach throughout the Nice Plains subsequent week and make its approach into North Carolina by Friday.

Excessive temperatures Friday and thru the weekend might be within the 30s, with lows within the teenagers.

“This might find yourself being one of many high 10 coldest Christmases we have ever seen,” ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don “Massive Climate” Schwenneker stated.

Some climate mannequin runs have even prompt it might snow Christmas weekend. However these fashions are very restricted.

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There are nonetheless approach too many components which can be unknown. Our area traditionally doesn’t get any snow on Christmas, a lot much less a giant snow storm. It’s because circumstances must be excellent for us to get any winter climate

We’d like a effectively established excessive strain system to the north and a low strain system to the south. That may permit the air to be chilly sufficient and but nonetheless have sufficient moisture to create winter climate.

Proper now, we all know it will likely be chilly sufficient, however do not know if there might be sufficient moisture within the air.

The First Alert Climate group expects to have a greater thought in regards to the Christmas weekend forecast by the start of subsequent week.