2025-2026 Fall/Winter Mountain Thread

[Met1985]

Looking at the GFS, NAM 3K, and the EURO it looks like the snow will move back in tonight actually and the gfs is showing little pulses of flow snow through Monday night.

[Rainforrest]

Temp continues to drop. Down to 28. 

[BretWx]

Truly fascinating to see these dynamics. Almost in the mid-50s north of us. Sitting at 24 here. 

[BretWx]

[BlueRidgeFolklore]

Mills River is reporting 0.5” of ice.

 

[Met1985]

If im not mistaken the front is ahead of schedule. 

[franklin NCwx]

That wind is insane 

[BretWx]

Sitting at 26 - Light ZR. 

Bulk of the precip just an hour our or so. .42in. 

[BretWx]

2 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said:

That wind is insane 

This is what is making me nervous.

[Rainforrest]

Just now, BretWx said:

This is what is making me nervous.

That’s when the real outages will start. 

[Maggie Valley Steve]

8 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said:

That wind is insane 

Yes it is. Tornado Watch up for portions of Southern Alabama and SW Georgia. I've had more branches come down when the gusts started this morning than most of the Winter so far.

[BretWx]

.45-.60 in places here before the last of it: 

[cold air aloft]

It’s going to be a skating rink tomorrow morning when all of this precip freezes with the crashing temperatures.

[Hvward]

Just stepped onto my driveway and slid 5 feet haha. Lots of people calling a storm that already has 15k+ without power a bust. We could see 25k+ without power after these winds bust through.

[BretWx]

2 minutes ago, Hvward said:

Just stepped onto my driveway and slid 5 feet haha. Lots of people calling a storm that already has 15k+ without power a bust. We could see 25k+ without power after these winds bust through.

A "bust" is fortunate in this circumstance. Social media makes people insane. Meanwhile, there are hundreds of thousands of people still at risk for more ice and power outages. They wanted to see snow. It was told well in advance this would not be that. 

[franklin NCwx]

Wind is ripping and its pouring! Whoever gets this heavy rain east of us who is below freezing, be prepared!

[WinstonSalemArlington]

This evening’s sleet squall 

[BretWx]

Well, still sitting at 25 and it's at the door. Charged up. Tanks filled. Fire going. 

[Met1985]

13 minutes ago, Hvward said:

Just stepped onto my driveway and slid 5 feet haha. Lots of people calling a storm that already has 15k+ without power a bust. We could see 25k+ without power after these winds bust through.

I feel for you man. I've read through some comments and even tried to explain some things to people but they are clueless or don't want to listen. 

[WNC_Fort]

Just now, BretWx said:

Well, still sitting at 25 and it's at the door. Charged up. Tanks filled. Fire going. 

Looks like it’s about go-time for us still in the CAD. What falls your way should tell me a lot here

[Met1985]

1 minute ago, BretWx said:

Well, still sitting at 25 and it's at the door. Charged up. Tanks filled. Fire going. 

Dude good luck.  

[Maggie Valley Steve]

Pouring down here at the house the past 15 minutes. Temperature is down to 49.

[Rainforrest]

Still setting at 30. 

[Hvward]

Up to almost 40 degrees now at my house.

[Met1985]

Heavy rain and 48 here. Waiting for the front to blow through here.

[WNC_Fort]

Still 26 here. Crazy temperature differences across WNC today

[Hvward]

I feel for you man. I've read through some comments and even tried to explain some things to people but they are clueless or don't want to listen. 

Appreciate you man.


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[BretWx]

Up to 27! Moderate ZR.

[Maggie Valley Steve]

It continues to look like an active weather pattern with cold air fully entrenched across our Region. Flow snow develops tonight into tomorrow. Another shortwave arrives Tuesday afternoon bringing an additional shot of snow before a much stronger shortwave rounds the base of the Polar Vortex lobe Wednesday afternoon bringing a better chance of accumulations. GSP is stating snow chances almost anytime from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday evening. GSP also stated that the guidance is beginning to pick up another storm system next Saturday with additional snow chances possibly spreading beyond the Mountains.

[BretWx]

3 minutes ago, BretWx said:

Up to 27! Moderate ZR.

Now back to 25. This setup is wild.