As of Sunday, Jan. 19, the National Weather Service seven-day forecast for Raleigh shows a slight chance of snow after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, with a higher chance of snow Tuesday night, with “snow likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.”

Simply put, we're getting more confident a winter storm will hit North Carolina. However, it's still unclear on exactly who will get snow and who will stay dry. We definitely know this. We have a real deal cold snap coming for early next week.

The current 7-day forecast shows a chance of snow starting Tuesday night, most likely after 1 a.m. A graphical forecast map on the National Weather Service site shows precipitation likely ending Wednesday morning and a dry forecast by Wednesday afternoon.