Snow predicted in Charlotte next week. Here’s the latest, chilly forecast.

Lovers of spring in the Charlotte area may have to wait a while longer, as snow and freezing rain are possible across the region next week.

Cold air from the Great Lakes is expected to collide with wet weather from the Gulf Coast to produce a wintry mix in the Charlotte region and mountains by mid-week, National Weather Service forecasters said in a forecast update bulletin early Friday.

Charlotte has a 50% chance of snow, rain and freezing rain late Wednesday and early Thursday, with an expected low of 31 degrees, according to the NWS Charlotte forecast at 10 a.m. Friday.

Snow can form at or below freezing, which is 32 degrees.

Snow remains in the forecast for Thursday, although the chance dips to 40%, the forecast showed.

Friday afternoon, the NWS updated the chance of what could fall Wednesday and Thursday to “rain and snow showers.”

“It’s a little too early to say for certain” what will fall in Charlotte and how much, NWS meteorologist Thomas Winesett told The Charlotte Observer on Friday morning.

While the chance of some form of precipitation stands at 50% late Wednesday and early Thursday and 40% during the day on Thursday, forecasters are keeping their prediction of a wintry mix at a low 20% to 30% for now, he said.

Despite that low prediction, some weather models already show snow in the forecast, Winesett said

The weather models could shift either way in coming days, to either all rain or a wintry mix, he said. The forecast for mid-week should become more certain on Monday, he said.

One thing is for certain: Keeping your winter coat out, with respective highs of 41 and 39 forecast on Wednesday and Thursday.

Charlotte forecast

After sunshine and a high of 50 on Friday, rain clouds will once again roll in, the forecast showed.

Saturday has a 90% chance of rain and a predicted high of only 44 degrees.

A 100% chance of heavy showers remains until 2 p.m. Sunday, with clouds then expected to clear and the high drastically improving to 66 degrees.

Skies should remain sunny through Tuesday, although a cold front is expected to drop highs to 50 on Monday and 52 on Tuesday. Highs are expected to plummet to 41 on Wednesday and 39 on Thursday, according to the forecast at 5 p.m. Friday.