NC Emergency Management 

12-2-2024

NCEM Hazardous Weather Update (December 2, 2024):

A strong cold front will bring snow showers to portions of western NC later today and into tonight, with a few flurries possible into the Piedmont through Tuesday morning. A brief warm-up is expected during the middle of the week before another cold front crosses the region Thursday.

• Any lingering snow flurries across the mountains near the TN/NC border will taper off this morning, but another snow event is forecast this evening and into the overnight hours across the mountains. Snow will diminish by daybreak Tuesday across the state.

• The greatest snowfall totals are expected for the highest elevations across the ridge tops where 3-5” are possible.

• A brief period of snowfall will be possible late tonight across the Piedmont and into southwestern portions of central NC. Snow flurries and a light dusting is possible over the SW Piedmont and into the western Sandhills area. If any snow accumulates, elevated surfaces and bridges may become slippery, but major impacts are not expected Monday night into Tuesday.

• If precipitation were to develop across eastern NC, some spotty low impact snow showers and flurries are possible along and south of Hwy 70 and across portions of the Outer Banks (north of Cape Hatteras) Monday night into Tuesday morning. No accumulations are expected across eastern NC.

• Another round of light wintry mix will be possible across portions of the mountains late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The remainder of the work week will remain dry with the potential for precipitation increasing over the weekend. The forecast remains uncertain, but the potential for wintry precipitation across the mountains and into portions of central NC over the weekend will need to be monitored.

• Breezy conditions are expected across the State Monday into Tuesday with winds increasing mid-week due to a cold front, with the strongest wind gusts expected across the mountains. Added winds may make temperatures feel colder than they are leading to lower wind chill values.

• Temperatures remain unseasonably cold with daytime highs staying in the 30s across the mountains and struggling to reach the 50s across the remainder of the state. A brief warm-up is forecast by mid-week, but another arctic front will bring colder temperatures the end of this week and into the weekend.

• Lows will fall into the teens across the mountains Monday night and the 20s elsewhere. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be the coldest night of the work week with lows falling into the teens across much of the state.