Maggie Valley Steve

It's that time of year!

Definitely a bit of inversion. My low was 49 this morning. The hay field below the house got cut yesterday afternoon for the final time this year. Frost and possibly freezing temperatures are forecast for Saturday and Sunday mornings here in the Valley.

Cold Front has pushed in bringing dryer air with it. The wind was never an issue here in the Valley and I measured just under 2 inches of rain. That said like Buckethead I have 4 to 5 inches of leaves down from mostly the Poplar trees.

Flood threat increasing for some.

GSP just posted on X

Just started pouring here with gusty winds.

Looking like our first frost/freeze potential late next weekend.

Mostly steady rain with breezes so far here at the house and 53°. I can hear stronger wind gusts higher up above the house and Popular trees are dumping leaves like crazy. This could mark an early end to leaf peeping season for a lot of areas.

Stay safe down there Don. We're thinking about you from WNC.

GSP put out a nicely done informative discussion late this afternoon to their credit. It offered a lot of details regarding their reasoning and is worth the read.

Fairly significant pressure drop recorded by RECON a couple of minutes ago. Looking more likely we have a CAT 4 now.

Flood Watch issued for all of WNC including the Mountains.

I was part of NWS chat for many years at HGX before moving up here. Keep us posted.

Updated Excessive Rainfall Outlook from the WPC. Folks need to be aware of the Flooding possibility with this storm.

High Wind Warning hoisted for the WNC Mountains above 3500 ft from midnight tonight until Sunday morning. Wind Advisory hoisted for the Mountains below 3500 ft for the same timeframe.