Blue Ridge Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 With mild, pleasant weather all week, rain would fall the day after finals. So much for my hiking plans! 49°F, moderate rain. Haven't checked the gauge since 7 am, but had .16" then. Likely substantially more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Woke up to a warm 64 degrees despite the thick cloud deck. Doesn't look like much rain will come through unless more of it materializes later today or if that batch back in northern AL finds its way over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Accuweather (Bill Deger) says close, but no cigar for us in the SE "A weak storm zooming across the Carolinas could bring a few snowflakes to the lower mid-Atlantic later today or tonight. Although rain appears that it will be the predominant type of precipitation, as temperatures drop after dark, areas from the central Appalachians east through central and southern Virginia and into the Delmarva could see a few wet snowflakes mix in with the snow before the storm pushes offshore." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 76 deg imby and I have to turn the air on again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Another inch of rain fell today. Only 2 more to go until we hit 70. The annual record is 74 from 1994. It will take some doing to beat that at this point. The bizarre thing is that August of this year was the driest month ever recorded at Chattanooga, with only a trace of precip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Yesterday must have been a record at 76 degrees. Last year on December 15th was the coldest I've seen here in three years, 5 degrees. You hit 76? CLT and GSP both were 68 for highs. Another inch of rain fell today. Only 2 more to go until we hit 70. The annual record is 74 from 1994. It will take some doing to beat that at this point. The bizarre thing is that August of this year was the driest month ever recorded at Chattanooga, with only a trace of precip. Are you going by CHA readings? I just checked their climo report and as of this morning shows 61.19" for the year. That's still atleast 10" above normal, I think you could end up with about 2 to possibly 3" more to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I just found this on FB, some viewers in Birmingham videoed Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds. Pretty neat to watch them. I've never seen anything like it. http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=55225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherfide Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Another inch of rain fell today. Only 2 more to go until we hit 70. The annual record is 74 from 1994. It will take some doing to beat that at this point. The bizarre thing is that August of this year was the driest month ever recorded at Chattanooga, with only a trace of precip. Don't mind if we tap into the Tennessee River do you? We are parched down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 61/50 with drizzle. Had a good view all afternoon of the dark skies off to the N and W, but we stayed fairly pleasant with highs in the mid-60's under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Kinston is at 70 currently, odd, 9 temp difference within about 25 miles. Emporia VA is sitting at 52, so the cooler air is close. Forecasted low tonight of 42 with a 100% chance of RN. Unsure how much we will get, GFS has been waffling between 1/4-1/2", and the heaviest axis looks to be well north into southern VA, so maybe an under-performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Cloudy 44.3 Degrees .86" - rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieBlizzard Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I just found this on FB, some viewers in Birmingham videoed Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds. Pretty neat to watch them. I've never seen anything like it. http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=55225 That is really wicked looking. Stuff like this is why I took up weather as a hobby as a kid. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 What I would give to be 25 degress colder today & a 15:1 ratio. .30" thru the gauge in Weaverville today. 51.8 when it started & 50.3 now. On & off showers all afternoon. It just started to drizzle again.....oh well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 going on .40" this eve. temps around 42f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I agree, WeatherNC ---- looks like we're going to be hard pressed to get the still forecast tenth to quarter inch over this way. The best slug of precip has remained N & W of here, but falls in line with their earlier comments of N of Hwy 64 for best chances. We've had a couple spits of light drizzle/rain - maybe .03" so far, judging by the very reliable dip in the road that shows standing water after .02" has fallen and drained in to the depression. When I see water in that dip, I know we've had just a tad more than a trace and I need to check the gauge in the morning. Accuracy at it's best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 No rain here tonight. There was a trace but nothing I could measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNC Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I agree, WeatherNC ---- looks like we're going to be hard pressed to get the still forecast tenth to quarter inch over this way. The best slug of precip has remained N & W of here, but falls in line with their earlier comments of N of Hwy 64 for best chances. We've had a couple spits of light drizzle/rain - maybe .03" so far, judging by the very reliable dip in the road that shows standing water after .02" has fallen and drained in to the depression. When I see water in that dip, I know we've had just a tad more than a trace and I need to check the gauge in the morning. Accuracy at it's best! We got the shaft here, appears to be along and south of a line from Dunn to Greenville that missed out on appreciable qpf. Maybe a hundredth or two, off and on light drizzle, deck is wet, but that is about it. Looking at radar, I don't see us getting much more, areas along the boarder look to have done ok. Fine by me though, water levels in the swamp outback are higher compared to this time last year, too bad we can't get a week or so of hard freezes to ice it up, which happened last Dec. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Got .53 here. About what expected. Present temp is 42 the low for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Are you going by CHA readings? I just checked their climo report and as of this morning shows 61.19" for the year. That's still atleast 10" above normal, I think you could end up with about 2 to possibly 3" more to go. Nope. That is from my gauge in the backyard. I got a good bit more than the airport during Lee. It's not a top of the line gauge, but usually seems accurate based on radar. It's part of an Oregon scientific kit. edit: just remembered I also had a training thunderstorm park over me at the end of September that gave me 3.15 inches. KCHA got nothing from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 No rain here tonight. There was a trace but nothing I could measure. This one was big on the south side. I had a nice band of rain come by and it stayed a pretty good while. The unraked leaves were all glistening wet, and I expect some of it actually got on the ground! I measured a solid .1 in the stingy gauge, but I haven't checked the generous guage yet It was actually .06 more than I had hoped for, lol. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 going on .40" this eve. temps around 42f 0.63" last night. A surprise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Yokel Wx Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Looked like it snowed overnight at Beech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcworthWx Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Looked like it snowed overnight at Beech. My friend, who is an instructor up there, said it has been snowing for the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I was surprised to find .10" in my rain gauge. Currently 43 outside and 70 inside with a good hot fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD Addict Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 34 degrees...been having flurries all morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Wolk up to a very light dusting this morning. So light, I thought it was frost at first. Never got above 35.7 today so hope the slopes were blowing. Already in the 20's, so looks to be a cold night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Wolk up to a very light dusting this morning. So light, I thought it was frost at first. Never got above 35.7 today so hope the slopes were blowing. Already in the 20's, so looks to be a cold night. Does frost/snow actually count? Already 44 here, so you ought to get down right winter like up there! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMarvel Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 It's 37 right now, which is 3 degrees lower than last night's low. I got .75 inches of rain in the last event. After the rain stopped last night about sundown, I made this photo of the mountains just to my north. The clouds and fog were so cool to watch. They don't call them The Smokies for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Does frost/snow actually count? Already 44 here, so you ought to get down right winter like up there! T Actually, it could have been last nights bourbon wearing off as it seemed to clear by lunchtime. Man, down to 22.3 at 9:00 with a steady breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Been 30 for about 4 hours now with a good thickening frost on the cars. Just went out to unplug the Christmas lights, and for the first time this late fall, the grass had that 'crunch' to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Now down to 28, and looking at the couple streetlights in the neighborhood, and the occasional passing car headlights, it seems like we have a light freezing fog forming. It appears that it will be rather white looking in the morning with a good dose of ground frost. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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