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Snow possible this weekend, deep freeze continues

National Weather Service projects a 40-50 percent chance of snow in the mountains and greater probability in the western Piedmont. [NWS]

By Lightning Reports, Published: January 28, 2026

Although the chance of snow this weekend in the Hendersonville area is gradually increasing, forecasters emphasized on Wednesday that the weather system track is highly uncertain and that confidence in any snowfall projections remains low.

"There has been a steady trend in forecast guidance over the past 24 hours toward a snowier scenario, especially for the North Carolina Piedmont/I-77 corridor," the National Weather Service said in a Wednesday morning update. "However, due to the nature of this system, additional swings in forecast guidance between snowier and drier scenarios are to be expected over the next day or so. It is still too early to provide a explicit snowfall forecast for this event."

Far more certain is the temperature. Thanks to a strong arctic front, it's going to remain very cold, meaning ice left over from Sunday's storm is likely to stick around, especially in shady areas. The low Saturday night is expected to drop to 7 degrees.

"Temperatures across portions of the area are likely to remain continuously below freezing from Friday evening until at least Monday afternoon," the NWS warned. "As this period of unusually cold weather prolongs, the potential for damage to infrastructure, including burst water pipes will steadily increase."

Henderson County has a 40-50 percent chance of getting 2 inches of snow or more, forecasters said.

Here's the NWS forecast:

• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.