NorthHillsWx

12z GFS keeps a shred of hope alive for the 3-4th storm. Euro has it too. Poor HP placement means no arctic cold source but ULL overhead provides a cool pool with decent 850’s. Storm would have to generate its own cold air, in other words. We know how that usually ends up. But the track is favorable and the upper levels aren’t bad so there is a chance... this isn’t way out in fantasy land either. At least something to watch other than cutter city in the near future. Sucks to have a favorable LP track but no cold air but alas so is life in the south

This thread is better than this winter

Is it a good thing for snow in the South when the rain/snow line storm is halfway through Hudson Bay in mid-January?

Cold without snow is wasted cold

I’ve tried to stay optimistic but I am out of reasons to do so for the foreseeable future.

Last 2 winters probably had something to do with it...

Piece of southern stream energy looks interesting a few days after New Years. In this run the phase occurs about 12 hours too late for widespread snow in the south, but it’s very close

Currently 34 with snow flying on Christmas morning in Raleigh! Looks like snow showers will continue here for next couple hours albeit very light, still exciting!

I sure do love winter storms here and know the pain first hand of a near miss, but a very small terrible part of me does enjoy reading the MA forum when the inevitable inside the beltway screw job sets up for DCA... I can relate to those emotions too well

I’d take it at least feeling like winter and call it a win

35 with light rain. Few sleet pellets when it started about an hour ago

Heavy snowstorm (15-20 inches in rdu) temps in 20’s, freezing line at the coast, on Christmas??? Weenie run of the decade

Going to give today’s report based on yard mud conditions scale. 1 is dry as a rock in Saharan dessert 5 is wet enough for a bass pond. We’re sitting at a 4 right now, may call the hatchery this evening after this thunderstorm passes and see if they have any sales on some lunkers. Pretty sure the bushes next to my shed would make some good bass habitat.

In the Triangle, at least the Raleigh area, it has been some time since we had more than a nuisance ice event. Not that I’d want one, but we have not had a significant freezing rain storm in years

Bottomed our at 27 here last night. Frozen, crunchy ground. Winter like day today

It wouldn’t shock me to see some black ice issues tomorrow morning. Everything it’s still soaking wet and it’s supposed to get well into the 20’s

Had a nice burst of snow for about 10 min. Pretty with the Christmas lights on

Picked up night at 0.40” overnight and this morning. Don’t think any model had near that amount. Wish we had more phasing, slower system to work with the cold air moving in. Feel like I’ve said that 1,000,000 times being in central N.C. Maybe we squeeze out some novelty flakes this evening. Certainly feels like winter, temps dropped to 39

Pretty in Richmond

41 with moderate rain. Brother in Urbanna, Virginia is reporting moderate snow and grass covered and cousin in Richmond has a coating as well

I mean boundary layer is pretty warm but this is an interesting look. System phases much sooner and further west. Not a bad look at all. Still missing the cold at the surface but one would think flakes would be flying for at least a period somewhere in the piedmont with this setup

This is actually very close and has continued to trend wetter/more phasing. It would not take much to make this setup work. It’s also interesting to note that this would be on the anniversary of the last major winter storm for most of the area

Coldest morning of the year imby. 25 with heavy frost. Good coffee drinking morning

The latter...

Just had a very heavy shower push through with 30-40 mph wind gusts. Looks like it was the last of the rain for us. 1.72” storm total. Temp 66 after the rain Shower, 71 with sun right before