WRAL meteorologists are tracking our next chance for snow, which arrives as early as Wednesday evening.

It's a gloomy, chilly, damp WRAL Weather Alert Day Wednesday, with a wintry mix on the horizon later this afternoon.

The winter storm forecast for the coming weekend (Jan. 24-25, 2026) is shaping up to be more of an icy mix for most of central North Carolina. Both Saturday and Sunday will be WRAL Weather Alert Days.

Central North Carolina is under a winter storm warning as the Triangle expects one to three inches of snow.

WRAL meteorologists Elizabeth Gardner and Grant Skinner break down the ingredients of predictive weather models, explaining ...