TC ASW

Definitely a tough 'local' forecast, as I had to give guidance for guests here on whether to stay overnight last night and then risk driving down twisty icy roads this morning (for an early morning drive to ATL), or just get a hotel down Asheville for an easier/safer start.....they elected to get the hotel. Forecast verfication - Temperatures got down to 30F at top of Bearwallow Mtn, just 700 ft above me, so there was definitely freezing rain/ice up there, and it still 32F there at the moment. However we managed to bottom out at just 33F here at the Thunder Mountain Compound, and so it is just wet and foggy outside....

38F and light rain just started...let's see where we will cool to

Thermal profiles are all over the place, both observed and forecast. Near freezing in the valley (Hendersonville, Asheville), 45F here at 3550', but up at 4230' (Bearwallow), it is 41 F. Going to be interesting to watch this profile flip, according to short range models.

Very light snow flurries and 29 F here...gusts in the 20s.

29F here at 890 mb near Bearwallow Mtn ...ZL, light glaze. Looks like it is 26F at Bearwallow Econet at 870mb.

WxHawk - Southport is an interesting place with a lot of history...and good seafood! But I am happy to be out of the heat and humidity - much prefer the full 4 seasons and potential winter precip here in the NC Mtns.

BlueRidge...yes, I am right next to BW Mtn..the peak is about 1.5 mile hike/700 ft up from my house. I have mined the Bearwallow Econet station for much data to prepare for winters here. Elsewhere, I was there in Montclair VA (P William Co) for that amazing winter of 2010-11. I think I totaled up approximtly 85" of snow that winter. I worked with several USN METOC officers as part of Joint ops while on AD, and then while working as GS civ service employee for Dept of AF Weather. Traveled to both Monterey (NPS) adn Stennis during that time, among other trips

Good afternoon Mountain Thread...new American Wx member here, just moved to NC mountains...or more correctly, the eastern edge between Chimney Rock and Asheville, very near the escarpment. Long time Am Wx lurker, going back to my days living in Northern VA, and reading the infamous Mid Alt sub forum. In fact, I still speak of a walk in the snow, ice, or just bone numbing cold, as a "Jebwalk"., as do some on this board...my two now adult children know this term, and like to check in on me when winter weather is present, and ask if a Jebwalk is on the agenda. In any event, having just moved from Souhtport, NC, I have enjoyed the "real" fall weather in Sep and Oct this year, and am now looking forward to "real" winter weather this winter. I am a bit too far east for NWFS, but occasionally I hope to see flizzards break containment...and otherwise looking fowward to potential winter storms that might bring accumulating snow to this elevation...