First Alert Weather Day Sunday for accumulating snow

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)— A fresh coating of snow Sunday could make for icy conditions on roads once again.

Any accumulating snow or ice will be hard to melt with temperatures staying below freezing Sunday afternoon through Thursday morning.

Here is our expected snowfall amounts as of Saturday morning:

Most of Central Virginia should see a dusting to 1 inch (highlighted in light blue).

We think there could be higher snow totals far north and west of Richmond, potentially 3 or more inches (highlighted in the darker blue).

Little to no snow accumulation is expected in our southern counties.

Sunday morning:

Snow north and west of Richmond. Chilly scattered rain showers elsewhere.

Midday Sunday:

Temperatures plunge as arctic air moves in during the second half of the day.

Richmond will likely see a transition from rain to snow early afternoon. Snow showers continue north of RVA. Petersburg may take a little longer, transitioning to snow later in the afternoon. South of Petersburg, skies should be drier but if precipitation does fall it should be rain.

Sunday early evening:

Scattered snow showers continue. Even our southernmost counties could briefly change over to light snow.

Snow should end as we head into the middle of the evening. Skies will clear after midnight. Be alert for slick/icy conditions. Temperatures plunge Sunday evening as arctic air arrives and takes hold through most of next week.

We’ll continue to monitor the incoming data and update accordingly. Stay tuned!

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