On Wednesday at 3:14 p.m. the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a winter weather advisory valid from Thursday 1 p.m. until Saturday 7 a.m. The advisory is for Ashe, Watauga and Grayson counties.

This year, AccuWeather forecasts say that a combination of La Niña, above-average water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and mild Pacific air occasionally flowing into the Plains and East will mean a warmer than average winter for the Southern states.

As residents in western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene, snow has fallen in parts of the hard-hit region this week.

FOX's Olivianna Calmes was live in Asheville, North Carolina as the state deals with heavy snow as many are still recovering from Hurricane Helene.

With snow falling in parts of western North Carolina, many Hurricane Helen victims are preparing for their first snowfall of the season. Jessica Gardener lives in a camper in Newland. She says she’s no stranger to extreme weather,