STAY WEATHERWISE: Rain snow in the forecast for Sunday
Jan 17, 2026
Your WCCB weather team is watching for scattered rain and snow showers on Sunday. While this will not be the snowstorm that snow-lovers want to see, a few wet flakes are on the table along and northwest of I-85.
TIMING
Moisture enters SW SC at midnight
Moisture exits NE NC by 10 pm
KEY POINTS
Most locations remain above freezing through Sunday PM
Hard for any limited snow to stick
Northwest moisture trend continues
Means more rain for those southeast of I-85
No/minimal accumulations for most
Mainly rain outside of Foothills mountains
Dry slotting may keep many in Foothills dry
Wet bursts of snow possible as moisture moves out
Mainly along N of I-85
IMPACTS
Very minimal
Wet roads, especially SE of I-85
Ground likely too warm for much to stick
BOTTOMLINE
It looks like our nearly four-year-long streak without 1″ of snow in Charlotte will continue. While it wouldn’t shock me if a few wet bursts of snow occur as the rain exits northeast, this looks like a mainly rain event outside of the Foothills and mountains. Even then, dry air can significantly reduce totals in NW NC.
At most, we’re talking about an inch of snow in the mountains, maybe close to that in the Foothills and extreme NW Piedmont if we’re lucky. We’ve been above freezing since Friday morning, so it’ll be hard for anything to stick.
At least the Carolinas will get some rain to help out our drought! We’ll keep you weather-wise through tomorrow.
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