Met1985 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Its terrible. Enjoyed the upper 80s and now 15-25 degrees below average. Tonight we have a low of 45. Lol well I quess if you are itching for summer then it is terrible but I can wait on the 80s until about July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG FROSTY Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 37.9 here this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Down to 31.2° in Weaverville this am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 34.8 F for a low this morning! Wow...on April 21??!! I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 32 this morning finally shut up the insects outside...no more chirping so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Had a low of 26 this morning with another heavy frost. Current temp is 46 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Currently 34.3f. Kind of frosty out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 RDU got down to a frosty 35 with lots of patchy frost in the Triangle. I love it when it is cold in late April because autumn is but 5 months away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Currently 34.3f. Kind of frosty out there. I only made it down to 50 for an overnight low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I only made it down to 50 for an overnight low Come with me on my road trip and I guarantee you will reach a new record low every single night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Come with me on my road trip and I guarantee you will reach a new record low every single night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Surprise rain last night... 0.05" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 48 and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 34 gets warmer from here on out' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 31 degrees for the low this morning with the 4th straight morning with frost on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 39.8 this a.m. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 46º was as low as it got here. Had some clouds come in from the east that held the temp up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Brief video clip taken from my observation tower at 6100 feet elevation on top of Mt. Lyn Lowry on the morning of April 19 near Balsam, NC. It was about 49 degrees with gale force winds and wind blown fog/rain. Very typical mtn top weather. About 43" of rain has already fallen this year based on a nearby COCORAHS report which is located about 1.6 miles to the NE at a lower elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Brief video clip taken from my observation tower at 6100 feet elevation on top of Mt. Lyn Lowry on the morning of April 19 near Balsam, NC. It was about 49 degrees with gale force winds and wind blown fog/rain. Very typical mtn top weather. About 43" of rain has already fallen this year based on a nearby COCORAHS report which is located about 1.6 miles to the NE at a lower elevation. Nice. Were in Balsam do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Nice. Were in Balsam do you live?I I own property on Distant Ridge Road in the Hi-Mountain Subdivision(purportedly the highest elevation subdivision in Eastern N.A...I'm at the very top of it.) http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#JnE9LmRpc3RhbnQlMmJyaWRnZSUyYnJvYWQlMjUyYyUyYmJhbHNhbSUyNTJjJTJiJTJibmMlN2Vzc3QuMCU3ZXBnLjEmYmI9NjEuNzAwNjYxODQ5MDUyMSU3ZS00My44NjA1MTk0MDklN2UxNS41NjAyOTgzMjkzOTg1JTdlLTEyNS4yNDcyMzgxNTk= If you click on bird's eye view and zoom in-you should be able to find the observation tower. I actually live in Michigan but use this property mostly for weather watching. The 25 minute drive to the top is like driving from N.C. to Canada is just a few miles. Nothing short of amazing. I spent years looking for good spot and finally found this place last Fall. I believe it averages around 80 to 90" of rain(it is considered a temperate rain forest-a spruce/fir ecosystem), 75" of snow, lots of rime ice..upwards of 250 days of year of at least some fog or undercast..100 mph winds every year, a 3 to 4 month growing season, and experiences some rather spectacular thunderstorms that completely engulf the mountain top. (The weather is similar to the reporting station at 6200 feet on Mt. Mitchell.) Not bad for N.C!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I own property on Distant Ridge Road in the Hi-Mountain Subdivision(purportedly the highest elevation subdivision in Eastern N.A...I'm at the very top of it.) http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#JnE9LmRpc3RhbnQlMmJyaWRnZSUyYnJvYWQlMjUyYyUyYmJhbHNhbSUyNTJjJTJiJTJibmMlN2Vzc3QuMCU3ZXBnLjEmYmI9NjEuNzAwNjYxODQ5MDUyMSU3ZS00My44NjA1MTk0MDklN2UxNS41NjAyOTgzMjkzOTg1JTdlLTEyNS4yNDcyMzgxNTk= If you click on bird's eye view and zoom in-you should be able to find the observation tower. I actually live in Michigan but use this property mostly for weather watching. The 25 minute drive to the top is like driving from N.C. to Canada is just a few miles. Nothing short of amazing. I spent years looking for good spot and finally found this place last Fall. I believe it averages around 80 to 90" of rain(it is considered a temperate rain forest-a spruce/fir ecosystem), 75" of snow, lots of rime ice..upwards of 250 days of year of at least some fog or undercast..100 mph winds every year, a 3 to 4 month growing season, and experiences some rather spectacular thunderstorms that completely engulf the mountain top. (The weather is similar to the reporting station at 6200 feet on Mt. Mitchell.) Not bad for N.C!! Wow awsome! I am looking at some land in the Balsams in Haywwod county. Up in Villages of Plot Creek upwards of around 4000+ feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Wow awsome! I am looking at some land in the Balsams in Haywwod county. Up in Villages of Plot Creek upwards of around 4000+ feet. Let me know how that works out. The Plott Balsams mtns are great spot if you enjoy the weather! (Here's a pic from February after an ice storm.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I own property on Distant Ridge Road in the Hi-Mountain Subdivision(purportedly the highest elevation subdivision in Eastern N.A...I'm at the very top of it.) http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#JnE9LmRpc3RhbnQlMmJyaWRnZSUyYnJvYWQlMjUyYyUyYmJhbHNhbSUyNTJjJTJiJTJibmMlN2Vzc3QuMCU3ZXBnLjEmYmI9NjEuNzAwNjYxODQ5MDUyMSU3ZS00My44NjA1MTk0MDklN2UxNS41NjAyOTgzMjkzOTg1JTdlLTEyNS4yNDcyMzgxNTk= If you click on bird's eye view and zoom in-you should be able to find the observation tower. I actually live in Michigan but use this property mostly for weather watching. The 25 minute drive to the top is like driving from N.C. to Canada is just a few miles. Nothing short of amazing. I spent years looking for good spot and finally found this place last Fall. I believe it averages around 80 to 90" of rain(it is considered a temperate rain forest-a spruce/fir ecosystem), 75" of snow, lots of rime ice..upwards of 250 days of year of at least some fog or undercast..100 mph winds every year, a 3 to 4 month growing season, and experiences some rather spectacular thunderstorms that completely engulf the mountain top. (The weather is similar to the reporting station at 6200 feet on Mt. Mitchell.) Not bad for N.C!! Welcome to the forum &.....Wow sounds like a awesome place you have. Should be some great obs from that site. We got a whopping .04" from the line that just moved thru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Let me know how that works out. The Plott Balsams mtns are great spot if you enjoy the weather! (Here's a pic from February after an ice storm.) Nice beautiful shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE320 PM EDT WED APR 24 2013...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAYMORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUEDA FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHTTHROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.* LOCATIONS...VALLEYS AND HIGH MEADOWS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeGold Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Welcome to the forum &.....Wow sounds like a awesome place you have. Should be some great obs from that site. We got a whopping .04" from the line that just moved thru. Thanks! A local NC meterologist recommended this forum to me recently. I am looking forward to making observations at this site but it does present some difficulties. I've almost been trapped there 3 times..once due to winds..another time due to an unexpected ice storm..and finally by a large snow drift blocking the road. If I would have been there in January-I would have been stuck for a few days by the 20 inches of rain that washed out the access road. Taking simple weather observations with my garden variety weather instruments has been a dismal failure. Ice and wind have laughed at my efforts! I have already gone through a couple of rain gauges. My next problem I plan to address is the building of a rain shield to improve catch in the rain gauge as the horizontal rain is simply missing it.(Most heavy rain events are when the wind is strong out of the SW..which is also the direction of highest wind exposure at that location.) I may try a couple of lengths of snow fence to see if that helps. I need to go higher with my wind mast to avoid trees but don't really want to have wires all over the place. At some point, I will have a professional grade weather station installed along with a webcam there but it is going to take time. Power is not turned on there. There are 2 University research groups that have already expressed an interest in doing weather research on the mountain top in the near future. This location is just about the only place in NC above 6000 feet that you can access year round. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Clingman's Dome access road, Roan Mtn access, Mt. Mitchell access all closed in the Winter. Will be a lot of fun to see what develops with this. Meantime, here is a summer pic..that road far below..is the Blue Ridge Parkway..how often have seen a pic of it from above looking down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Drought free! I'm sure it won't last long, but for the first time in many years this area is not covered in a shade of red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Low of 29 this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 38.8 at the house this AM. Gotta love it in late April! The fescue lawn is quite enjoying the cool temps and rainy conditions. I'm looking forward to a plethora of rain this coming weekend and next week: it should take the pollen out of the air, keep the landscaping doing well, and keep the temperatures down to nice spring levels. As long as we can put off summer, I'll be content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Looks like a drenching rain over the next 7 days: http://www.daculaweather.com/4_hpc_qpf_disco.php http://www.daculaweather.com/4_hpc_qpf_loop.php http://www.daculaweather.com/4_hpc_pqpf_loop.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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