Tyler Penland Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 SSSNNNNOOOOOWWWWWW. Went up to Roan Mountain and there was quite a bit of rime ice and, more importantly, some SNOW falling. Grandfather is white near the top as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 19 minutes ago, Tyler Penland said: SSSNNNNOOOOOWWWWWW. Went up to Roan Mountain and there was quite a bit of rime ice and, more importantly, some SNOW falling. Grandfather is white near the top as well. Getting some nice flurry action as we speak. High today was 38.7. Had wind chills in the mid 20's for most of the day. Very winterish feeling. Now for some accumulation. Maybe Saturday night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 1 hour ago, SnoJoe said: Getting some nice flurry action as we speak. High today was 38.7. Had wind chills in the mid 20's for most of the day. Very winterish feeling. Now for some accumulation. Maybe Saturday night? If this winter is like the last few, you just experienced my coldest day of the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 A nice cold morning with a temp of 26 degrees! Congrats on the snow fellas! As for this weekend it seems like the models are warming just a bit and our chances for flakes have gone down slightly. The best snow chances will be I think right on the boarder and further north because that is where it seems to be more moisture recently according to the models. Have a great day fellas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 15 minutes ago, Met1985 said: A nice cold morning with a temp of 26 degrees! Congrats on the snow fellas! As for this weekend it seems like the models are warming just a bit and our chances for flakes have gone down slightly. The best snow chances will be I think right on the boarder and further north because that is where it seems to be more moisture recently according to the models. Have a great day fellas! Nice. Down to 36 here. Coldest so far for MBY. No frost outside though... Hoping Monday morning takes care of my growing season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just a little snow last night...but geez is it cold! 25° this morning. This weekend isn't looking so great now, but I'm still hopeful since I'm on the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Which one of the locations on Ray's outlook would you guys think is the most similar to Wolf Laurel? (Also, it's kinda odd they have a weather station here but WL isn't on there...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Joe how about post some pics of the white ground around 3:00 pm Sunday. May not be more than the equivalant of a heavy frost on top of all the leaves and trash can lids, but right on que for your neck of the woods. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I am optimistic about NWFS and at the same time agree with Ray that most of the Southeast will be mild. La Nina with -QBO should promote cold air in northwestern North America. Primary weather pattern looks like a mild SER, even if the Southwest US is also mild. Secondary pattern should occasionally deliver cold to the Southeast. During this secondary pattern one would hope for NWFS. For skiers the challenge is covering up the ice with powder. I'd wait for one night of grooming/NWFS and then ski the heck out of Day 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Sounds good to me, Jeff. Im not quite sure how to interpret Ray's forecast up here, but it definitely sounded good for nwfs. This is what we got night before last. It's a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Great news is that it seems like the upslope or upper level moisture coming in Sunday morning looks to be pretty good again along the NC/TN border counties. It is going to get cold and really windy. This will be our first real taste of winter. Most of all the counties along the border will see some type of snow shower action Sunday. After this cold snap things are going to kind of revert back to what we had through the first of October with a trough in the West and a ridge in the East. So we are really going to warm up for the future heading into November. The PNA will be driving the weather pattern so it looks too dip way negative. Not good for us in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 The latest Euro looks to have some very nice snow shower action for Sunday. How does the euro handle upslope compared to the American models? The GFS and Nam seem to not have as much snow for us compared to the Euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, NC_WX10 said: The latest Euro looks to have some very nice snow shower action for Sunday. How does the euro handle upslope compared to the American models? The GFS and Nam seem to not have as much snow for us compared to the Euro. Great question for sure. I'm not real sure. The NAM is horrible and the GFS does pretty well but when you are talking about localized climates in the mountains it's a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Met1985 said: Great question for sure. I'm not real sure. The NAM is horrible and the GFS does pretty well but when you are talking about localized climates in the mountains it's a crap shoot. Let's hope the euro is handling this one well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Looking at tonight's NAM which I hate because it has not done good in years with upslope events but tonight's 00z the NAM looks very impressive for Sundays little event across all the border counties. Will be interesting what the GFS comes out with currently running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 GFS looked ok but not as good as the NAM was tonight. We will see. It looks like we will see more heavy rain tomorrow again with probably and inch or more of rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Good morning, today is that well awaited job for at Sugar Mountain. Headed to that now, and planning my trip to the western part of Watauga for the snow tomorrow. Gonna be a nice couple of days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 The NAM keeps on looking very good for tomorrow for the border counties. The GFS looks so so. I'm not really impressed the GFS but we will see. All in all some cold and some snow for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hey guys! Recently moved to Atlanta and want to drive up tomorrow to at least see some snow fall. Anyone have any recommendations of routes to drive? Preferably closer to SWNC or TN. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 hours ago, chapelhillwx said: Hey guys! Recently moved to Atlanta and want to drive up tomorrow to at least see some snow fall. Anyone have any recommendations of routes to drive? Preferably closer to SWNC or TN. Thanks! I'm not really sure about SW but Franklin or Cashiers might be good. But if you can travel up into Northern Jackson or Haywood you will be able to see snow tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 The NAM is still very impressive for tomorrow snow action. Some places might get a couple inches out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, Met1985 said: I'm not really sure about SW but Franklin or Cashiers might be good. But if you can travel up into Northern Jackson or Haywood you will be able to see snow tomorrow. Was thinking maybe Clingmans Dome? They have a road up there it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, chapelhillwx said: Was thinking maybe Clingmans Dome? They have a road up there it looks like. I just got word they are closing the road to Clingmans Dome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelhillwx Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 49 minutes ago, Met1985 said: I just got word they are closing the road to Clingmans Dome... Nooooo! Hopefully 441 stays open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 This rain is impressive tonight. Over 1.5 inches and counting for today. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 18 minutes ago, Met1985 said: This rain is impressive tonight. Over 1.5 inches and counting for today. Impressive. I'm at almost two (1.92). That puts me over the 8-inch mark for the month. That's crazy here for October. Looking forward to the 5-F's tomorrow. Fire, Food, Friends, Football, Flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, SnoJoe said: I'm at almost two (1.92). That puts me over the 8-inch mark for the month. That's crazy here for October. Looking forward to the 5-F's tomorrow. Fire, Food, Friends, Football, Flakes. Yeah we went from no rain at all in September to getting pretty much the rest of our rainfall for the year in one month, this month with some big rain totals. Yeah tomorrow will be a great day to kick back build a fire and watch it snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 5 hours ago, Met1985 said: I just got word they are closing the road to Clingmans Dome... It would normally have been shut down on Nov 1 anyways. It's closed from Nov 1 to March 31 every year no matter the weather. Saves the NPS from having to run people out to close it. I believe they also shut down the parkway from Cherokee to Sylva, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbird1230 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 7 hours ago, chapelhillwx said: Hey guys! Recently moved to Atlanta and want to drive up tomorrow to at least see some snow fall. Anyone have any recommendations of routes to drive? Preferably closer to SWNC or TN. Thanks! You are 2 1/2 hours from the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County. The road climbs to 5700' and never closes..Take NC 143 West. You have an excellent chance of seeing snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 8 hours ago, chapelhillwx said: Hey guys! Recently moved to Atlanta and want to drive up tomorrow to at least see some snow fall. Anyone have any recommendations of routes to drive? Preferably closer to SWNC or TN. Thanks! If you wanna stay in GA you can always try 129 over Blood Mountain/Neel's Gap. They'll likely see some flurries tomorrow afternoon. Same goes for Richard Russell Scenic Highway from Helen to Blairsville. Brasstown Bald would be a great place if they keep the road open (they probably won't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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