A winter storm impacted the whole state of North Carolina, Saturday, with many in Raleigh feeling somewhat left out of the action as a “dry slot” kept much of the moisture out of the immediate area.
Here are photos from around the Triangle and the I-95 area. Check back for more throughout the weekend.
People walk along Foster Street as snow falls on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
People run along Chapel Hill Street as snow falls on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in downtown Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
Diners at the Waffle House in Kenly watch the snow fall mid-morning in Johnston County. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.co
UNC-Chapel Hill students play in the snow along Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the region. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
Several inches of snow begin to accumulate in downtown Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the region. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
Logan Cano blows snow from a sidewalk along Broadway Street on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
Snow falls as traffic moves along Interstate 85 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
Snow falls as traffic moves along Interstate 85 on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
A smiley face is drawn in snow on the window of a car parked in Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the region. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
A horse stands as snow begins to fall Saturday afternoon at Sunrise Community Farm Center in Orange County. Mark Schultz mschultz@newsobserver.com
A person walks past a mural as snow falls on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in downtown Durham, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
Snow begins to accumulate on the edges of I-95 as drivers head south near Micro in Johnston County, Saturday morning. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com
A snowplow clears snow on East Cameron Avenue in Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the region. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
UNC-Chapel Hill students play in the snow along Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2026, as a winter storm brings snow and freezing temperatures to the region. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
This story was originally published January 31, 2026 at 4:28 PM.
