Snow arrives in Columbia, Midlands SC from Winter Storm Gianna
If you’re peeping out of your window in the Midlands, you may see snow flurries gently falling.
At around 8 a.m. Saturday, snow began falling across parts of the Midlands, including near the Harbison area and in Lexington. It’s the first snowfall since Jan. 22, 2025 and is expected to usher in a “historic” levels, according to the National Weather Service.
As the Midlands remain under winter storm and extreme cold warnings, 6-8 inches of snow is expected to fall all day Saturday into Sunday behind a winter system called Gianna.
Unlike snow sightings in 2025, Gianna will bring unusual wind gusts along with the flurries at about 25-30 mph, according to the NWS. And while some areas across the Midlands are seeing light snow, the pace is expected to ramp up around Saturday afternoon.
This story was originally published January 31, 2026 at 8:38 AM.
