Met1985

In my opinion I disagree. Since September we have seen several cold intrusions in our region in general. We had an early Frost and freeze to the past few winters. We actually had Fall weather for a few months that helped with a wonderful leaf season. Sure we've not seen a huge snowstorm but this year in my opinion has been leaps and bounds better than last year especially.

And just like that a sneaky little system around the 9th for us.

Yeah Ace he is a great meteorologist. He definitely knows pattern recognition and has great sight following patterns.

I'd rather have 20 and blowing snow but dang it's nice to open up the windows in the house and let the January breeze come through.

Carver we have been in a back and fourth pattern really since September. Cold then warm then cold. We actually had a great Fall here. I see nothing to change my mind of that same pattern continuing right through the end of the season although March and April can be wildcard months for us. This pattern recognition is extremely stable in my opinion with obvious extremes worked in as we have see the past few weeks. The cold snap was historical if you asked me but some have downplayed this for some reason. This warm-up is nothing new really with what we've seen the past few winters...

Yeah just like this Friday was. The microclimate around the mountains are fascinating.

Crazy how just a mountain range away can be so different.

Dang it was very foggy with a temp of 32 here in Haywood.

Yeah the west has been getting hammered this season.

Could be January will be our above normal month this season and February will be our below normal month or we just get above normal through all the season.

Thanks for sharing! You always seem to cash in up there in the UP. The flow was crap for true upslope. It was oriented west that NW like we want it.

That is because Nina has been driving the pattern. The troughs set up too far west for us most of the time and they get in on the goods. It should change once we get out of this Nina driven pattern.

Down to 4 currently! To the best crew on the site! Merry Christmas everyone!

Bottomed out at -7.

Too damn cold. Down to -4.

Nice! We just had a dusting here. Temp at 8 currently.

I know! Same thing Buckethead said lol.

I can't believe Waynesville is so much warmer than I am. Crazy. Still sitting at 33 degrees.

Over on this side we are running from 32 to 39 degrees.

No this was the issue the further the front marched towards us the drier the system got but we have seen across the whole country the models have been underperforming with the cold and the moisture across the whole country.

The latest HRRR is really ramping up the moisture for the mountains especially the snow with the current model run....

I sure think we do.

Very nice ol sport very nice!

The moisture feed from the gulf looks great and the orientation from the front looks much better.

There you go! So will I except it might be bailey's and hot chocolate lol.