Triangle will not see all-night snow

Snow was reported at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and in some areas of Raleigh around 6 p.m., WRAL chief meteorologist Greg Fishel said.

“The further west you go, the longer it will take to turn from snow to rain,” Fishel said.

“It is not going to snow all night in the Triangle. There is just too much warm air coming in,” Fishel said.

Rain will continue to fall over Raleigh through the night and into Saturday.

“The part of the story that is overlooked is that some areas could see up to an inch of rain from this,” WRAL meteorologist Nate Johnston said.

Early Friday afternoon, WRAL viewers reported widespread snow that did not stick around.

"Big, beautiful snowflakes have been falling in Johnston County," wrote Amy Holland, of Angier.

"Some mixing is occurring and then back to snowflakes."

"We live on the Clayton side of Garner and have been seeing for the last 15 minutes HUGE flakes mixed with sleet and smaller flakes," wrote viewer Shay Miller.

The chance for accumulation remained Friday night west of Durham. “Places like Roxboro and Hillsborough could see a couple of inches accumulate,” Johnson said.

In Person County, some areas reported up to 7 inches of snow.

By Saturday morning, the temperature will be hovering around the freezing mark, but the substantial precipitation should diminish, Fishel said.

By mid-morning, only “nuisance” drizzle or flurries will be in the air.

Fishel warned that temperatures would drop Saturday evening, turning any remaining moisture on roadways to black ice.