Thursday and Friday: As mentioned in a previous post, the month of March at this latitude is a difficult one for which to forecast any kind of winter weather.
Some discrepancy remains on the timing of precipitation arrival and the timing of our cold air supplier's exit.
For the Raleigh area, expect rain to move in sometime in the late afternoon. As the cold high pressure system pushes east off of the New England coast and rain moves in, rain may mix with freezing rain and possibly a little sleet at the beginning, having the potential to continue for several hours with little to no impact. The chances for wintry p-type increase to the NW, especially around the Triad. As surface flow enters the state from the SE, expect temperatures to gradually increase into Friday, thus melting any ice accrual (which will be a light glaze on trees if there is any at all). Precipitation arrival time along with arctic high positioning will affect the amount of winter p-types. The NW Piedmont/Triad may end up with an extended period of freezing rain and sleet. Depending on a couple of factors, these areas could even see some wet snow mix in when precipitation is heaviest. No winter p-type travel problems are expected from Raleigh to the east.
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