CHARLOTTESVIILE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch from 4 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Monday.
The weather service says heavy snow possibly mixed with sleet and freezing rain will fall on the area with at least five inches of snow and over 10 inches possible, with more ice accumulations to the south.
Snow will likely fall in the area by Saturday evening, becoming heavy at times Saturday night with rates of 1-2 inches per hour possible at times.
A mix with sleet or freezing rain is possible Sunday with ice accumulations from a glaze in the Charlottesville area to a-quarter to a-half inch the closer to Richmond one gets.
Visibility of one-quarter mile or less is possible at times.
A prolonged period wind chills in the teens and single digits is likely beginning Friday evening and lasting through the middle of next week, with sub-zero wind chills possible at times.
