Significant Winter Storm Likely This Weekend

(Updated: Jan. 21, 2026, 11:48 a.m.)

An artic cold front will pass through Friday night (1/23) bringing frigid temperatures, Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain to North Carolina through next week.  Bitter Cold temperatures in the low to mid teens are projected for Saturday, 1/24 - to at least Tuesday, 1/27.

Map of North Carolina showing most of the state is expected to have freezing rain
NOAA Weather Prediction Center 1/21/2026