There's a very slight chance that the very northern tips of a few Florida Panhandle counties could see a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow.

The chance of snow next week in South Mississippi is increasing, but forecasters said Friday it was too soon to worry because no one yet knows if it will actually happen. “Right now, we don’t want to get everybody either excited or upset about the snow,

The National Weather Service and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast model are now in agreement as the chance of snow creeps to 50% in the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service and European global models show increasing chances of snow in Florida on Monday and Tuesday night.

Forecasters are warning residents to start covering pipes before freezing temperatures hit. Here’s what to know.

▪ If the storm’s center tracks near the North Carolina coast — say, 50 to 100 miles off shore — that would allow for more sustained northerly winds over the Piedmont and a more prolonged period of snow there. The Coastal plan might see snow in that case, but along the coast it would be mostly rain.