When it comes to seeing snow in the Tar Heel State, it helps to live in the high country. Western parts have a better shot at seeing snow than lower elevation towns across the central and eastern parts in the home of North Carolina sportsbooks.
BetCarolina.com used the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center to compile the odds of how many snow days the top 20 most populous cities in North Carolina will have this winter (December through February). The list is in order of population size, not by the amount of snow that each receives in a given year.
City | No. of Predicted Snow Days | Pct. Chance of Seeing Snow Each Day (During Winter) | Odds of Seeing Snow Each Day (During Winter) |
Charlotte | 0.94 | 0.010% | +999900 |
Raleigh | 1.75 | 0.019% | +526216 |
Greensboro | 4.60 | 0.051% | +195978 |
Durham | 1.85 | 0.021% | +476090 |
Winston-Salem | 5.71 | 0.063% | +158630 |
Fayetteville | 0.67 | 0.007% | +1428471 |
Cary | 1.44 | 0.016% | +624900 |
Wilmington | 0.32 | 0.004% | +2499900 |
High Point | 5.29 | 0.059% | +169392 |
Concord | 1.50 | 0.017% | +588135 |
Asheville | 5.49 | 0.061% | +163834 |
Greenville | 0.64 | 0.007% | +1428471 |
Gastonia | 1.79 | 0.020% | +499900 |
Jacksonville | 0.67 | 0.007% | +1428471 |
Apex | 1.94 | 0.022% | +454445 |
Huntersville | 1.55 | 0.017% | +588135 |
Chapel Hill | 2.37 | 0.026% | +384515 |
Burlington | 4.18 | 0.046% | +217291 |
Kannapolis | 1.67 | 0.019% | +526216 |
Wake Forest | 1.50 | 0.017% | +588135 |
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Of the major metropolitan areas in the state, Winston-Salem and Asheville are predicted to get the snow days this year, as you can see in the chart above.
Here is a closer look:
The metro area in North Carolina that’s projected to get the most snow days this year is Winston-Salem, which beat out the Appalachian hotbed of Asheville for the title of the Tar Heel State’s snowiest city this year, at least according to projections. High Point (5.29 snow days), Greensboro (4.60 snow days) and Burlington (4.18 snow days) were the next closest cities.
Conversely, the city with the least amount of projected snow days this winter for those using North Carolina sports betting apps is Wilmington, at an average of 0.32 snow days. Greenville (0.64 snow days), Fayetteville and Jacksonville (0.67), Charlotte (0.94) and Cary (1.44) were right behind the coastal city.
All in all, few places in North Carolina are bastions of snowy weather each winter. Still, certain regions of the Tar Heel State are expected to be more seasonally appropriate for those looking for a winter wonderland than others in a state that stretches from the shores of the Atlantic west towards the rugged peaks of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Author
Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetCarolina.com specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
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