Weather Upate: How Much Snow Will Fall on Cumming, and When?

The Cumming area could get more than 4 inches of snow in Wednesday’s winter storm, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

The weather service forecasts Buford will get between 3 and 5 inches of snow by the time the storm system leaves town (see attached forecast map above). Some places could get more.

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Rain and snow will fall after noon, becoming all snow after 4 p.m., the weather service said, dropping 1 to 2 inches during the daytime. Another 2-4 inches could fall tonight.

Detailed forecast for Cumming from the National Weather Service:

Wednesday Afternoon: Rain and snow. High near 38. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday night: Snow, mainly before 3 a.m. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 11p.m., then patchy fog after 2 a.m. Low around 30. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday.