The snow drought is officially over as snow, sleet, and freezing rain made its way across the Charlotte area on Friday.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport has officially measured 0.1" of snow. The record measurable snow drought of 1,077 days is officially over!

It should start as snow in Charlotte before at some point changing to sleet and freezing rain. There is still some uncertainty when it comes to exactly how much snow we will see here in Charlotte. All snow is expected farther northwest with up to 6 inches possible in the mountains.

Take it slow on the roads and allow extra following distance if you must head out through Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain below freezing.

A weather system moving in from the west will bring snow to much of North Carolina and parts of South Carolina. WBTV has been tracking the storm for days, and the timing of it all

Thursday will be cold as highs only touch the 40s around uptown and stay limited to the 20s in our mountains. Winds will be breezy out of the north-northwest between 5 and 10 miles per hour and gust as fast as 20 miles per hour at times.

NOTE: Please see our more recent Friday forecast story. A winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice to much of the central part of the North Carolina beginning Friday afternoon before leaving the state by midday Saturday.