11:00 AM Christmas day update`

Everything looks like a go for 3-7 inches of snow for the Triangle northeast through Williamsburg.

Some light snow may fall late this afternoon in Emporia and Williamsburg with little accumulation expect from this first batch.

The major batch of accumulating snow should come through the triangle late tonight. The RUC and the NAM first bring snow into the triangle by around 7:00 PM. This round is the snow falling in Western NC and down through northern Alabama. This band of precip should weaken as it enters the triangle... Late tonight expect a band of SE to NE oriented precip to move into the region. This will occur as the low deepens off the Georgia coast. This heavier batch of precip is well represented by the GFS and should arrive in the triangle after midnight and should last until about mid morning in the triangle. Up to 1 inch is possible in the triangle with the first batch and 1-2 inches possible north toward Emporia and Williamsburg and potentially higher amounts in Emporia. 3-7 inches is possible with the second round in the triangle. I expect the 2nd round of precip to have higher accumulation rates due to the more powdery nature of the snow. Locally higher amounts are possible.

The snow may mix with rain in the triangle if any falls this afternoon.