dsaur Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hi Tony. I've only been in the states for maybe 6 weeks since summer. Somehow Pam has confused the meaning of the term "early retirement" with "personal assistant". No triple digits this year but 68 is around average. Not real sure of the accuracy either. The house sitter and security helped me out when I was gone. Glad to have you back!! So you've been visiting all the fashion houses, and not in Tahiti. Well, it doesn't sound like you missed much with a mere 70 or so inches, lol. And I might have spoken too soon. April looks like it could deliver to you too. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Love the pics, franklinwx! Thanks for sharing. I wished I lived a little closer to some mountain passes like you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4CF Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 According to GSP, we got one more shot of winter tomorrow afternoon... FORECAST SOUNDINGS ACROSS THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT AREAS OF NCBECOME QUITE INTERESTING IN RESPONSE TO THIS COOLING. IN FACT...THE KTNB BUFR SOUNDING (ON BOTH THE NAM AND GFS) IS DOWNRIGHT COLD...WELL BELOW FREEZING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I/M RATHER LEERY OF THIS CONSIDERING THE NON-CLASSICAL NATURE OF THE CAD AND THE FACT THAT THE AIR MASS CURRENTLY IN PLACE ALBEIT VERY DRY...IS NOT THAT COLD. NEVERTHELESS...SIGNALS ARE BECMG QUITE STRONG IN MODEL GUIDANCE THAT A TRANSIENT PERIOD OF A WINTRY MIX IS LIKELY ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT...MAINLY NORTH OF I-40... SO A MIX OF MAINLY SNOW/SLEET HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. HOWEVER...A TRANSITION TO RAIN IS FORECAST AS UPSLOPE COOLING SHOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO LOCK NEAR-FREEZING TEMPS IN PLACE. THEREFORE...ANY ACCUMS SHOULD BE LIGHT...AND A HWOMENTION SHOULD SUFFICE. MAX TEMPS WILL BE AS MUCH AS 25 DEGREES BELOWNORMAL TOMORROW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNelson39 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Watauga under a winter wx advisory for 1-3" and not a peep from anyone...guess y'all really are ready for spring, sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Had a rain, sleet, & snow mix for a brief period this am. Now just a very light rain with a temp of 37.9° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 We have had very heavy snow and lots of sleet this morning and we are still getting it. Elevated surfaces are covered with temp of 32 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Down to 36.5 in Weaverville with a light steady rain. Man it feels like January instead of April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Down to 36.5 in Weaverville with a light steady rain. Man it feels like January instead of April! Ya crazy Don. Grass is trying to get covered in sleet and the snow when it comes is the biggest flakes I have ever seen. Looks like huge clumps of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Met1985 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Very heavy sleet again. the roads are getting slushy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Winter continues !!!! http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-seven-devils.php http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-grandfather.php http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-beech-slopeside.php http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-stay-sugar-mountain.php http://www.resortcams.com/webcameras-sugar-ski.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NavarreDon Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Getting a heavy mixture of rain, sleet, & snow in Weaverville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Crazy squall just came through Boone about 25 minutes ago. Here's some footage: Nice Vid Kyle, that is pretty awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Looking at the Euro it looks like we could be in for a big cold shot around the 20th of this month. ALso could see some upslope snow from this also for the most favored areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 euro still showing one heck of a cold shot the end of this week with still a possibility of some upslope snow. Also the Euro has been showing a system getting organized and shooting down into NC at the end of the run and bringing some cold air with it. I now it is ten days out but I have witnessed thundersnow as late as April 29th before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4CF Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 6Z GFS showing a brief shot of snow for the mtns saturday morning and in the 9-day range a more enhanced snow for next Wednesday night/Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I know Birmingham NWS was saying lows in the 30's this weekend for north Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 6Z GFS showing a brief shot of snow for the mtns saturday morning and in the 9-day range a more enhanced snow for next Wednesday night/Thursday I know Birmingham NWS was saying lows in the 30's this weekend for north Alabama Ya guys and some good news if you like cooler than average weather and possibly some mountain snow is the Euro weeklies are painting cooler than average in the Southeast right through the begining of May! Great news for the mountains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Euro showing one heck of a trough for this time of the year next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4CF Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Ya guys and some good news if you like cooler than average weather and possibly some mountain snow is the Euro weeklies are painting cooler than average in the Southeast right through the begining of May! Great news for the mountains! Met1985? What site do you use to view the Euro Weeklies? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Met1985? What site do you use to view the Euro Weeklies? TIA I go to accuweather.com. Brett Anderson posts them when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 6Z GFS showing a brief shot of snow for the mtns saturday morning and in the 9-day range a more enhanced snow for next Wednesday night/Thursday FYI-from 20 miles away-I did see what appeared to be some snow or rime ice on the very top of Clingman's Dome(6600' elevation) Saturday morning. Based on this report from the Mt Leconte Lodge-it was probably rime ice/frost. The temperature was in the upper teens causing a flash freeze of the rain that had fallen the day before. Parts of the Blue Ridge parkway South of Asheville were a sheet of ice part of Saturday. http://www.highonleconte.com/1/post/2013/04/april-22-2013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thread is having a slow death. The song closing time comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thread is having a slow death. The song closing time comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhowl Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It ain't over til its over; yippee hybrid CAD on the way for the mtns: MAX TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVENCOOLER ON SUNDAY AS UPGLIDE CREATES MORE PRECIPITATION INTO A WEAKHYBRID CAD SFC LAYER ACROSS THE REGION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Long term /Tuesday through Friday/...considerable questions remain with respect to the evolution ofweather features with the extended periods...especially the laterperiods. The big question...as has been the case for days now...isthe development/movement/position of a potential closed upper low.European model (ecmwf)/GFS continue to cover the entire spectrum with respect tothe details. Thus...there is little to no reliability orconfidence in the extended forecast...especially the laterperiods. At the beginning of the extended periods...Tue-Wednesday...still dealing with a lingering wedge across the easternsections. Given the persistent pattern this past winter and Springso far...have leaned heavily toward the European model (ecmwf) which is much slowerto erode The Wedge. Better precipitation chances with both the GFS/European model (ecmwf)shift south and east of the County Warning Area early...with precipitation trending towarda more diurnal pattern focusing along the mountains in areas ofbetter differential heating. Temperatures should slowly warmtoward more seasonal levels...but likely will remain just belownormal through the New River valley...Shenandoah Valley...andGreenbrier valley. During the final days of the extended...namelyThu-Fri...have gone nearly entirely with the 00z/12z European model (ecmwf)solution and completely ignored the GFS solution of a very deepclosed low through the southern ablutions with attendant heavyrain followed by snow and ridiculously cold temperatures forearly may. The European model (ecmwf) offers a much more plausible forecast fromall aspects...qpf...pops...and temperatures. A cold front on the forwardflank of any low pressure area across the upper mid-west/Ohio Valleymay begin to approach the area by Sat with increasing chances ofrain showers/thunderstorms and rain at that time. Van Denton FOX8 WGHP TV Interesting weather pattern showing up on one of the models (GFS) for next weekend. Talking about this in the 6pm Wx report. Friday evening, May 4-Sunday May 6th....a low moving up the east coast at the same time a pocket of very cold air aloft over the TN Valley into our Mtns. This reminds of the pattern we had back in early May 1992 which produced 57" of snow on Mt. Pisgah. Areas below 3500 feet had rain, areas above had wet snow. While the city of Asheville had rain, the mountain peaks had heavy snow. Currently the model suggest freezing levels down to ~3000 feet under this cold core of air aloft. Time will tell if this verifies. I will be watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 So they go with the Euro solution of the hybrid system and the folks in FL go with the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hey I have seen snow in May in the mountains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hey I have seen snow in May in the mountains! .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... 430 PM EDT UPDATE...BUMPED UP POPS ACROSS THE LOWER NC PIEDMONT AND UPSTATE TO ACCOUNT FOR REGION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVERSING UPPER S/W. THE MELTING LAYER IS AROUND 6.5 KFT...SO A BRIGHT BANDING IS INDICATED ON THE DUAL POL IN RELATION TO GRAUPEL AND MELTING SNOW. DONT ANTICIPATE VERY TALL OR LONG LIVED CELLS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. HOURLY TEMPS HAVE BEEN ADJ DOWN A COUPLE DEGREES MAINLY ACROSS THE UPSTATE AS THE THICK MULTI/LAYERED CLOUDS AND PRECIP DRAG HAS KEPT THINGS COOLER THAN FCST/D. I wonder if Mt Mitchel saw any snow today at 6684 ft. Last I checked it was 39 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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