Maggie Valley Steve

Thank goodness! I hate being big score spot 6 days out on the operational guidance.

Sure feels like snow out there today. My temperature has been stuck at 33 the past 4 hours.

Get this look into 3KM range and we may have something. Almost there after a month of "torch". Climo fellows.

Yeah, I went to Ingles in Waynesville earlier. Driving back, the sky just kept getting darker coming up Soco Rd and rates picked up past 276. Our Guests just got back from Soco Falls. They said a good coating at the Falls and an inch or two at Soco Gap on grassy surfaces with NCDOT treating the road over to Cherokee.

Finally getting some accumulation on the deck and grassy surface and the driveway and secondary roads are wet.

Starting to get some flurries in Maggie. Cataloochee also has flurries flying.

Looks like a dusting of snow fell early this morning above 4K just above the Valley. Town is absolutely packed with skiers/borders and Cataloochee made snow all night as well. If those operational models are somewhat correct, the next 7 to 10 days could be awesome! Fingers crossed!

Nice little Warning level storm for January 3rd and 4th on the 12Z Euro. That's 3 opportunities to see at least flurries over the next 7 days.

So an inch at best into Saturday. Good news is temperatures are going to be conducive for snow making up on the slopes!

Finally able to get out and empty the rain gage after being down 6 days with that Rino Virus. Only 1.85 in the bucket.

Merry Christmas weather friends!

22 for my low. Temperature stayed steady all night.

Definitely an inversion tonight. I'm down to 22 already this evening.

17 here in the Valley. No snow on the ground.

Flurries in Maggie now.

Getting winds gusting to 40 now in the Valley. Clouds are rolling in over the Cataloochee Mountains.

Interesting to see the long fetch of gravity waves extending from N Georgia along the spine of the Apps into W Virginia. Trough is approaching from E TN and Kentucky down to N GA. Lots of energy and impressive dynamics ahead for this afternoon into overnight.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 238 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 NCZ048-051-052-058-180345- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0008.231218T1100Z-231219T1100Z/ Madison-Swain-Haywood-Graham- Including the city of Faust 238 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Madison, Swain, Haywood and Graham Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM Monday to 6 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Hunter just issued his first thought ideas on snowfall potential.

Still have a bit of frost left on my North facing mountain from yesterday morning. A dry cold front is passing this evening with a reinforcing shot of modified cold air. Obviously all eyes are on the weekend storm system. It's going to be fun to track another weekend system that could bring yet another chance of snow to the mountains. The 18Z GFS suggested 7 inches in my backyard. Snow making opportunities continue across our ski areas and that is a good thing!

Already down to freezing and frost from this morning never melted on my North facing mountain. What a way to run a "torch"! Cataloochee has a good crowd on the mountain for night skiing and snow making continues to increase the base. It is a great time to consider heading to the mountains for some fun on the slopes before the Holiday rush!

20 here in the Valley with the heaviest frost of the season.

Ripping snow at Cataloochee now.

Snow now mixing in at the base of Cataloochee. They're at 35 now. Edit to add: Cataloochee has flipped to all snow.

Down to 41. Cataloochee is showing 38 and rain on their Webcam.