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About 0.5 inches for the event IMBY so far.

There was a great view of the storm rolling into Asheville on Hunter's/AshevilleWx Grimes Teich Anderson webcam (https://www.ashevillewx.com/gtadowntownashevillecam):

Certainly not much snow this past winter.  However, I have seen snow in Asheville in years past on Halloween and went cross country skiing on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mt Pisgah in May.  There is at least a shot at winter weather for over six months of the year in WNC.  That's a long winter 

We will not discuss what happens between the cold snaps and time between snow falls.

Power was out for a little over 4 hours, just came on

1 hour ago, gtg947h said:

Ugh... the neighborhood pool opens 4/1 and I was hoping to make use of it...

For ice skating?

1 hour ago, Buckethead said:

We did too. Snow is still falling. Currently 8.4° here.

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LOL, this is why mountain folks should never be led down the primrose path to spring fever during February

Bottomed out at 22.6 F IMBY; normal low down here in the valley for mid-January is 26 F.

I am starting to think February and March temps are inversely correlated

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53 minutes ago, Tyler Penland said:

All I had to do was fly out to Portland and suddenly winter decides to actually produce.

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Ski resorts should have bought you tickets to Portland in February

Average high for Asheville the first half of January is 47 F; IMBY 35 F at 2 PM on March 14.  Been off and on flurries most of the day around here.

4 hours ago, Met1985 said:

Looks like winter will hang on a bit longer. Looks like there are several chances for some flakes around the border county in the next few days. Going to be pretty cold also with lows in the teens and 20s.

March and April nowadays are about the only months of the year that can produce persistently below normal temperatures.  However, the normal high for March 13 is 58 F; so you really can't expect February style warmth in March  Happy 30th anniversary to the Blizzard of 93

This is just about as sure an occurrence in the month of March as the Spring equinox:

2 hours ago, Tyler Penland said:

Just back from Charleston. A couple days in the 70s has me ready for spring.

Great photos!  My wife and I should be down that way soon.  Getting spring fever in Feb is tough in mountains.  We know how it typically shakes out.  Teleconnections finally go cold sometime in March followed by a series of east coast troughs with chilly 20 to 40 mph winds blowing regularly into May. Buckethead will be posting photos of snow he is getting in May.  That said it is all worth it to not have that Charleston type summer heat.

41 F IMBY in East Asheville

NWS forecast for Asheville that I am looking at is almost all rain which I think is correct.  Good luck to the mountain peeps with elevation!

17 hours ago, Met1985 said:

Yeah the so called pattern change is not going to come to fruition until probably March.... There has been a recurring theme that has repeated since September. And that is exactly what we are looking at. At this point the only way we get a synoptic storm is threading the needle on a storm because we are getting plenty of moisture in here.

Seems we have seen that most springs, teleconnections go cold, lock in the east coast trough sometime in March and largely stay that way until mid-May.  Today is a prime example of a beautiful 50 degree January day that you would never get in the spring because 20 to 30 mph winds always accompany the cooler temps that time of year.  Enjoy today folks!

10 hours ago, nchighcountrywx said:

NAM modeling 61” snow at Clingman’s Dome!

 

Wow, five feet plus of snow; that would be 60.95 more inches than the model average for my area.

1 hour ago, IowaStorm05 said:

You guys need the luck of Reno, Nevada. Yesterday into last night a cold Tonopah Low mixed with an atmospheric river. This isn’t too common as atmospheric rivers usually bring warmer temperatures and higher snow levels.

Snow Levels hovered around 4000 feet yesterday and Reno area received 6 to 12 inches of snow in town, with much heavier amounts in the mountains. 

Snow in Reno is pretty common, but 6-12 inches is a once every 2-3 years event.

The oceanic climate of the blue ridge mountains sounds beautiful, although I didn’t envy the cold we also got a taste of earlier in the week when Gainesville got down to 21 degrees.

Not a good time to go hiking through Donner Pass

Happy New Year everyone!

Bottomed out -2 F here as well, snow flurries through the night.  Now a sweltering 5 F, happy Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas everyone!

Currently 4 degrees IMBY

Woke up around 3:30 am still 40 F IMBY, 17 F now about 7 am.  No snow to speak of.

1 hour ago, WxKnurd said:

Anyone wanna come shovel my deck for me if things come to fruition since I’m recovering from a broken ankle for another 5 weeks? Lol.

 

Was socked in with clouds off and on rising up the mountain til about 2 pm, turned into a pretty day after that.  

Hope you heal up quickly and enjoy the snow if we are lucky enough to get some for Christmas no less. 

4 hours ago, wncsnow said:

It's going to be cold the next few weeks generally with plenty of frosts and freezes. Where was this in February?

Like clockwork NAO takes a dive this time of year; we will see if it bounces back or if Buckethead is reporting snow in May for the third consecutive year:

48 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Did Asheville get anything? 

I would say about an inch in East Asheville and a snow shower at the moment.

The snow started in WNC on March 12th 1993, nice anniversary present this year

It seems the typical spring pattern is for the teleconnections to lock in the east coast trough sometime in March or beginning of April.