eyewall Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I think the Piedmont is going to brown out this year. Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain were the saving grace last year for at least some decent color when the mountains busted, but this year you can see the stress in the trees already. I am hoping Lynn Cove will be a worthwhile trip at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I was up on top of Pilot yesterday and across the VA line at my farm and both places have massive piles of brown leaves on the deck already. Even my 40' tall tulip poplar here in the triad is 90% bare. No color at all. So I agree that anywhere outside the mountains is likely to miss out on the color, but not the crunch. Wear those dustmasks sucking up those leaves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, kvegas-wx said: I was up on top of Pilot yesterday and across the VA line at my farm and both places have massive piles of brown leaves on the deck already. Even my 40' tall tulip poplar here in the triad is 90% bare. No color at all. So I agree that anywhere outside the mountains is likely to miss out on the color, but not the crunch. Wear those dustmasks sucking up those leaves! It will make them easier to mulch. One pass and put away the mower for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 We will finally cool down to near normal this weekend but what has my eye is the following mid week when a true cold front pushed much colder air in here. We need the cooler weather and more moisture and I think we will get both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 It looks like Thursday into Friday will be the transition day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 I think the Piedmont is going to brown out this year. Hanging Rock and Pilot Mountain were the saving grace last year for at least some decent color when the mountains busted, but this year you can see the stress in the trees already. I am hoping Lynn Cove will be a worthwhile trip at some point.Was up on the Parkway over grandfather today (shot sunset out at Flat Rock) and still plenty of green so that's a plus. The ridges are running about 2 weeks behind average best I can tell but some decent color showing in the Boone fork area. All limited to the normal early change areas above 5kft though. Very little down at road level just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 13 hours ago, Tyler Penland said: Was up on the Parkway over grandfather today (shot sunset out at Flat Rock) and still plenty of green so that's a plus. The ridges are running about 2 weeks behind average best I can tell but some decent color showing in the Boone fork area. All limited to the normal early change areas above 5kft though. Very little down at road level just yet. Thank you and yeah that is what I am seeing in the reports as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 After moving to Raleigh after going to school at App. Looking to move back to the mountains. I've been looking at areas that would be commutable to Asheville. Any recommendations for areas to look? Would like to live in a smaller town and of course the colder and snowier the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 30 minutes ago, NC_WX10 said: After moving to Raleigh after going to school at App. Looking to move back to the mountains. I've been looking at areas that would be commutable to Asheville. Any recommendations for areas to look? Would like to live in a smaller town and of course the colder and snowier the better. Lots of good options. Old Fort, Marion, Black Mtn (highly recommend). Of course, in my opinion, I consider those foothill areas. So take that as you will. Although it'll certainly be snowier than Raleigh - you'll just miss out on NWFS events. Someone else might could advise better on Mars Hill, Weaverville, Marshall etc. Not sure what the elevation in those areas brings. As someone who now lives in the foothills again, I miss the NWFS events. But it still pays off to be in the foothills during the big events coming from the Gulf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, BooneWX said: Lots of good options. Old Fort, Marion, Black Mtn (highly recommend). Of course, in my opinion, I consider those foothill areas. So take that as you will. Although it'll certainly be snowier than Raleigh - you'll just miss out on NWFS events. Someone else might could advise better on Mars Hill, Weaverville, Marshall etc. Not sure what the elevation in those areas brings. As someone who now lives in the foothills again, I miss the NWFS events. But it still pays off to be in the foothills during the big events coming from the Gulf. Burnsville is a quaint/ nice town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 We were looking at Weaverville, Marshall, Mars Hill and Burnsville before we ended up West of Waynesville in Balsam Gap. Its 45 min to Asheville from our place, same as from Burnsville. Weaverville puts you at 15 min, Marshall is around 30-45 which is the same as Mars Hill. Have only spent the last couple months of winter (Feb through April this year) at the new place, but managed to get a dusting in really the last minor event of the season while town was just wet. So that said, get above 3000' IMO to increase your snow chances; the higher the better of course. We don't get as good of flow snow as they do over on Soco Gap or north of 40 in Haywood from what I've seen thus far but we do seem to sit at one of the precip max areas of the county it seems like. As far as other areas when it comes to flow snow, the four I listed seem to all do good, especially Mars Hill and Burnsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 1 hour ago, NC_WX10 said: After moving to Raleigh after going to school at App. Looking to move back to the mountains. I've been looking at areas that would be commutable to Asheville. Any recommendations for areas to look? Would like to live in a smaller town and of course the colder and snowier the better. I live in Wolf Laurel, right along the state line at 4360'. My wife works in downtown Asheville and it takes her 35-40 minutes to get there. Were about 15 minutes from I-26. We get our fair share of snow (check my signature) and good nwfs. Lots of homes for sale in my neighborhood...and we have a ski resort too...and the AT! You might want to check out Burnsville and Mars Hill as well. Weaverville is nice but it's in Buncombe County and on the expensive side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_WX10 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Thanks for all the replies. I'll definitely have to look at those options. Really wish I could move back to Boone but just not many job opportunities there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Did anyone else notice this? I'll take our chances in the mountains for some of that cold in the NE to CAD it's way down the mountains and give us some overrunning events like we've had the last few winters. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/accuweathers-2019-2020-us-winter-forecast/592125 While the Northeast braces for snow and cold, the Southeast is more likely to experience a wet couple of months. Water temperatures from the Gulf of Mexico to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coasts are running higher than normal, Pastelok said. As storms move into the east early on in the season, the warm water could generate a significant amount of rain. However, it’s not out of the question that the region could experience a winter storm, similar to last season, which brings snow or ice to areas like Winston-Salem, Charlotte or Asheville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Well it's about time. 49 in the best CAD areas around Rough Ridge. Barely any leaf change now the dead ones have all been knocked down but plenty left to change. Here's hoping for some rain to get the stream levels back up a bit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 A beautiful picture perfect day today! A high of 60 degrees with overcast weather all day. Temps down into the 50s and it's beautiful! Been waiting on this for a month! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 How is the foliage looking up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 A beautiful sunrise yesterday morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 58 minutes ago, eyewall said: How is the foliage looking up there? Better but still green. I think the colors will be fine just delayed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, BlueRidgeFolklore said: Better but still green. I think the colors will be fine just delayed. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Peak probably Nov 1st or so. For the majority of the mountains! Drought and heat really hurting things this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, mackerel_sky said: Peak probably Nov 1st or so. For the majority of the mountains! Drought and heat really hurting things this year Wash, rinse, repeat. Just like last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 3 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: Peak probably Nov 1st or so. For the majority of the mountains! Drought and heat really hurting things this year The mountains aren’t in as big of a drought as many believe. Everything is plenty green, we just need sustained cool nights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Around here I think we are in trouble. Lots of brown patches and some trees are just shedding before any color. Last year was pretty horrible compared to the norm. We'll wait and see but just don't believe they're going to be all that pretty this year. Never seen a "delayed" peak season that was great. But as usual, there will be some areas that will have good color. If anyone is planning a trip up should get the local scoop from where they'll be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Never seen a "delayed" peak season that was great. But as usual, there will be some areas that will have good color. So far I've seen some spotty areas that look really good from my photo friends on FB. I'm hoping to hike up the Boone fork bowl on Grandfather this Friday. That area has been good even when everything else sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, SnoJoe said: Around here I think we are in trouble. Lots of brown patches and some trees are just shedding before any color. Last year was pretty horrible compared to the norm. We'll wait and see but just don't believe they're going to be all that pretty this year. Never seen a "delayed" peak season that was great. But as usual, there will be some areas that will have good color. If anyone is planning a trip up should get the local scoop from where they'll be. Down here in Brevard, everything is still green and it’s still raining. I see no way it just browns out now. I think it’ll just be a delayed peak and I’ve seen some good ones every now and then... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I do believe this is the first fantasy range high elevation nwf slush of the season showing up on the 12z GFS. Not holding my breath, just nice to see signs of the seasons progressing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Buckethead said: I do believe this is the first fantasy range high elevation nwf slush of the season showing up on the 12z GFS. Not holding my breath, just nice to see signs of the seasons progressing. This would be about average for the high elevation areas for first flakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Met1985 said: This would be about average for the high elevation areas for first flakes. Last year our first flake's were on 11/3 and 10/27 the year before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Anytime peak is delayed you are in trouble foliage wise. There is still some hope but I am sure it will be a shortened season with higher leaf drop during the best colors. How many years in a row has it been lackluster now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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