Chance of snow in central NC later this week: Pullen Park Holiday Express kicks off
AND OF COURSE, ON THE WRAL APP
AND ON WRAL COM. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE NOW TO THE FORECAST.
>> SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S
A CHANCE.
A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE IN
OUR AREA THIS FRIDAY, AT LEAST
ACCORDING TO ONE MODEL.
>> CAT IS LIVE AT POLLEN PARK
WHERE THEY'RE KICKING OFF THE
HOLIDAY EXPRESS.
>> GOT SOME PEOPLE ARE REALLY
HOPEFUL. THAT DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE ANYONE WILL BE MEETING
US LIKE THIS ONE.
NO, WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A BIG
SNOWSTORM ANYWHERE IN OUR
VIEWING AREA AT THIS POINT FOR
FRIDAY. BUT I DO HAVE TO LET
YOU KNOW, WE ARE LINED UP FOR
THE WRAL CAROUSEL HERE AT
PULLEN PARK. IT IS OPENING
NIGHT.
>> AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN OUT
HERE. LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK
AT THE FORECAST, THOUGH,
BECAUSE IT IS REALLY COOLING
OFF. YOU'LL NEED THE CODE AND
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO KEEP
YOUR CALL ANDY THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK. OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER
COMING ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO
BE ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD RAIN
FOR MOST OF US IN OUR AREA.
BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF A
WINTRY MIX AS THE RAIN STARTS.
THERE COULD BE SOME SLEET, SOME
FREEZING RAIN, EVEN SOME
SNOWFLAKES MIXED AND PRIMARILY
NORTH OF I-85, I SAID, THOUGH,
JUST A SNOWSTORM IS UNLIKELY.
WE'RE NOT EXPECTING A WINTER
WONDERLAND OUT OF THIS. AND
HERE'S THE LATEST CAN DRAW ON
WRAL FORECAST MAP FOR THE
PRECIPITATION TYPES. IT'S A
COLD RAIN FROM WAKE COUNTY
POINT SOUTH AND EAST. YOU CAN
SEE THAT NARROW LINE AND PAIN
WHERE WE COULD SEE THINGS BEGIN
AS A WINTRY MIX AND THEN CHANGE
OVER TO RAIN. AND IT'S REALLY
ONLY IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA, THE
EXTREME NORTHERN PART OF OUR
STATE WHERE WE HAVE THE CHANCE
TO SEE A PERIOD OF ONLY SNOW
OUT OF THE SYSTEM BACK OUT HERE
LIVE AT PULLEN PARK. EVERYBODY
IS GEARING UP TO GO. THEY ARE
GETTING ON THE CAROUSEL.
THE WRAL CAROUSEL AND WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WILL
SHOW YOU SOME OF THE OTHER
SITES ACROSS POLAND, PART OF
THE HOLIDAY EXPRESS. COMING