NorthHillsWx

25 minutes ago, magpiemaniac said:

And just when we’re starting to dry out, too.  I was getting tired of toweling off my dog’s paws after he came back in.

I'm in the same boat. My fiancé and I had to buy wet paw wipes. Our mudroom is living up to its name! At least the ground has been frozen for a few days so there's been some relief

7 hours ago, TARHEELPROGRAMMER88 said:

I have a feeling that Feb will deliver a few board wide winter storms. Just a feeling.

It's completely a guess but I feel the same way. At least they are showing several coastal storms or late bloomers in the Mid Atlantic. Cold is an issue (haven't heard that before). We still have a lot of winter to go but man, I haven't seen many runs in the last couple weeks even in fantasy land advertising a single flake for Raleigh. Hard to keep hope alive while burning through 2 months of prime climo relying entirely on a month that has let us down so frequently...

I love how some of the talk in the Foothills/Mountains thread was mocking the doom and gloom from the main thread when they were just able to squeeze out a couple inches of snow on what was forecast to be a dry day! If that ever happened outside the mountains, I would never bicker again. Haven't seen a flake this winter!

54 minutes ago, LithiaWx said:

GFs still very interesting for GA and western NC.  2/1

Yea, 2/1 snow ratios for someone in the mountains too...

24 was my low this morning. Slightly disappointed as I had hoped we would potentially sniff the teens. Maybe tonight with the wind lighter. Felt like winter walking out the door to let the dog out this morning

Good look for cold air and eastern trough... at the end of the GFS Op run. Maybe something will give going into February. Chasing 10+ day cold patterns has grown old...

Got down to 25 imby. Coldest night in awhile, 6 degrees below average. Too bad it's so much easier going 6 degrees above average for highs...

Might actually turn the heat on again today. That's a win this "winter," right?

Well, we've hit what's becoming the yearly rallying cry: February will save us! Prime climo be damned

Reached 32 briefly this morning. Felt amazing. Shot a limit of wood ducks before work. Nice not to be swatting mosquitoes 

58 minutes ago, BornAgain13 said:

I'm not giving up just yet. The cold is coming and at some point hopefully it links up with moisture...

39 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

On the plus side its going to be in the 50s and 60s again next weekend 

These 2 posts back to back just cracked me up...

Ahh, life in the Southeast

16 minutes ago, Orangeburgwx said:

Shoutout to@eyewall for starting *NEXT* winter's long term thread

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Will probably be more active than this winter's thread the next couple months...

Warmer than average, wetter than average, below normal or no snow. 2019-20 might go down as my first winter period without seeing any snow. Cliff? Oh I'm off the cliff. I'm swimming with the sharks below

Haven't thrown in the towel yet but darn close to. Chasing storms 10+ days out only to have them turn to rain storms (and not even borderline ones) has taken the wind out of my sails with this "Pattern Change." I will, however, enjoy some winter-like days next week before we warm up and rain again

0.00" Today. Forecast certainly dried out from earlier in the week

12 minutes ago, FLweather said:

12z nam shows a limited short duration zr Saturday mainly along/north I85/I77.

yay?

The rain on Saturday looks to have pushed back to Saturday night. Also went from over and inch on the GFS a couple days ago to nothing today. NWS sounded somewhat bullish on a large area of rain in this morning AFD. Will be interesting to see if they change course at this afternoon's update. Might actually get a dry weekend!

Back to bleak mood on here... Cold air coming and storm systems riding the southern stream. I'd be concerned if models WERE showing snow, the kiss of death in these parts. We have the #1 ingredient coming: cold air, at least seasonable or below. I'll take our chances with a storm in the next 10 days.

3 minutes ago, SnowDawg said:

Cool? If anything it's too cold. The gulf coast gets snow while the interior SE is bone dry. We need a NW trend to save us. 

Agreed. Don't think the magnitude of cold has changed, just turned to suppression city... 

0.72" Monday-Monday night. Couple claps of thunder mixed in

12z GFS brings a brief period of light sleet/snow to northern parts of central NC Saturday Morning. Obviously not acc but would be refreshing after the Hellish weather we've been stuck in

10 minutes ago, BornAgain13 said:

I want a winter storm as bad as anyone. Will be interesting

At least the cold is coming for sure....

Use statements like these with caution in these parts...

3 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said:

This cold looking pattern, is going to crumble like Clemson to LSU! The 30 game winning streak, and Trevor’s winning streak, ends tonight!

With the odds and Vegas stacked against us, we will find a way to prevail and score a "Big Dog," just like when TL16 outduels Burrow tonight. This heatwave in Dec-January is akin to Clemson's escape vs UNC: looked like the sky was falling and the season was lost, but in the end, all it takes is one key play or pattern change, and you come out on top. Just like 44-16!

0.24" overnight. Currently 66 with some sprinkles remaining. Looks like some big totals to our SW where that line of storm/showers is training. Got down to a chilly 65 last night. 65. For a low. On January 13th. That is not a typo. There are definitely glass half empty people but this winter gives credence to their perspective. I thought last year was bad. This is worse. At least we were sitting above normal snowfall this time last year. 

Flip to a colder pattern continues to be well-advertised. As many have said, especially more than a week out, I would not focus on storm track. Just the presence of cold air and some southern stream energy means the players have left the locker room after a long weather delay (or more than 2 week gap between the semi's and the Championship) and are on the field. Now it's time to play ball. Hopefully we come out on top, like we ALL hope Clemson wins it's 3rd title in 4 years, except in this case the Title victory is something that whitens the ground and changes the mood on this board for the remainder of the season. Spot the ball!