2025-2026 Fall/Winter Mountain Thread

[Met1985]

A beautiful sunset this evening.

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[Met1985]

19 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Sorry man I just see mets posting it

No I appreciate.  We'll see what happens with it in the future. 

[wncsnow]

Just now, Met1985 said:

No I appreciate.  We'll see what happens with it in the future. 

Its one of the only models throwing snow back this way this weekend from a coastal...

[Met1985]

10 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

It’s for the better. I yearn for the days when access was limited. It made tracking and following these forums more fun. Weathernext has mopped the floor with every model on earth since tropical season. It’s definitely the new king (for now). First one to sniff out this evolution of this storm and did it around day 5/6.

Lol not for me. As a hobbyists I want as much access as I can get. If it's on stormvista then I may look into it myself.  

[Met1985]

Well I'd rate this storm a B-. We rarely get an ice event like this but this morning was a surprise.  Looking forward to flow snow tonight on the backend of all this mess. 

Also if I come across strong with any of yall my apologies.  I know this storm tested a lot of us and our friendships on here. Ill admit im an asshole from time to time but I mean well.  It was great tracking with you lads.

[Maggie Valley Steve]

Hey Gang. I really appreciate all of you and it was great to see so many folks that don't normally hangout in our Mountain threads year round. Thanks for letting an old man that has loved all things weather since a little boy participate and pass along a little bit of what I've learned and occasionally share some information from longtime friends in the weather business.

[ncjoaquin]

4 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Well I'd rate this storm a B-. We rarely get an ice event like this but this morning was a surprise.  Looking forward to flow snow tonight on the backend of all this mess. 

Also if I come across strong with any of yall my apologies.  I know this storm tested a lot of us and our friendships on here. Ill admit im an asshole from time to time but I mean well.  It was great tracking with you lads.

We are all assholes at point or another, lol. I would happily give it a C. I still have power, and so far all my family does too. No matter what, it's going to be slicker than crap in the morning.  We have a good group on here! 

[Hvward]

Northwest flow moisture heading this way on the Morristown radar. Looking pretty juicy over Nashville and that will head our way.

[Met1985]

9 minutes ago, Hvward said:

Northwest flow moisture heading this way on the Morristown radar. Looking pretty juicy over Nashville and that will head our way.

Yeah looks like the front has crossed Crossville TN. A sharp drop off from there to Knoxville.  Moisture looks good.

[franklin NCwx]

27 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Well I'd rate this storm a B-. We rarely get an ice event like this but this morning was a surprise.  Looking forward to flow snow tonight on the backend of all this mess. 

Also if I come across strong with any of yall my apologies.  I know this storm tested a lot of us and our friendships on here. Ill admit im an asshole from time to time but I mean well.  It was great tracking with you lads.

Ill give it an A! First time we have prolonged freezing rain here, which was cool to see this morning.  Then the flip to rain and power stayed on!

[Rainforrest]

Power is back on!! Hope it stays. 

[Hvward]

So um, anyone sick enough to look at the 18z Euro?  5 days out, that could trend for us.

[Met1985]

8 minutes ago, Hvward said:

So um, anyone sick enough to look at the 18z Euro?  5 days out, that could trend for us.

Post it Dawg!

[Hvward]

3 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Post it Dawg!

 

[Buckethead]

Flurries have begun in Wolf. Currently 35 and very windy.

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[Met1985]

9 minutes ago, Hvward said:

 

Great look by the Euro.  What could go wrong lol.

[Spidyr2k]

I can never give freezing rain a passing grade.  "F" for terrorizing us the past three days.  "C" on the model performance, but truthfully, this setup was a tough one to nail down precisely.  Hopefully, more and better winter wx ahead.

[strongwxnc]

1 hour ago, ncjoaquin said:

We are all assholes at point or another, lol. I would happily give it a C. I still have power, and so far all my family does too. No matter what, it's going to be slicker than crap in the morning.  We have a good group on here! 

Been through many winters around these interwebs. Im going with a solid B.

Cold! It was 18 this morning with SN/IP. Colder than any system IMBY in a long time. That what super awesome. Rose to 29 when the heavy banding came in around 3:30ish.

Lots of diamond dust this AM and during the morning. Super cool to see during the heart of the storm

Crazy ass sleet pouring our of the sky.

 

Either way, after the super high totals went away around Wednesday I was just glad to enjoy the ride.  

 

[wncsnow]

Unique event. Super CAD met super warm nose and won. Models were pretty bad. NAM3k was best for ptype. HRRR useless. RRFS useless. Euro was bad in ways and so was the GFS. 

 

I give it a solid B here too. 

[calculus1]

I’m gonna go A-.

This storm reminded me of those winters as a kid. The sleet was fantastic! The CAD was amazing! Still in the 20s here. Hardly any glaze, just enough to be pretty, so I never lost power. Sledding was great. Schools will be closed Monday (and probably Tuesday and Wednesday here in Catawba County). Roads are straight up glaciers. This whole next week will be abnormally cold. Loved it!

[Tyler Penland]

9 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Unique event. Super CAD met super warm nose and won. Models were pretty bad. NAM3k was best for ptype. HRRR useless. RRFS useless. Euro was bad in ways and so was the GFS. 

 

I give it a solid B here too. 

The GFS gets a failing grade just for missing precip amounts so badly. Globals weren't even close, which is fascinating to me but oh well. 

And Hunter, if I see maps floating around FB of this next storm I might lose my mind. SUNSHINE SUNSHINE SUNSHINE I need a break.

 

[Buckethead]

31 with light snow and fog in Wolf.

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[Maggie Valley Steve]

5 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

31 with light snow and fog in Wolf.

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Crazy! It's totally calm in Maggie and very thick fog has settled in. I'm sitting at 46 and the only sound I hear is Jonathan Creek rushing through town. I ended up with 1.73 inches in the gage for this event.

[Met1985]

A thick fog has rolled in with light snow and a current temp of 35 degrees. 

[Hvward]

Looks like Northwest flow is cranking up pretty good I see it snowing on the ring cam at my Tiny House in Alexander.  Looking at the 6z Euro storm is still there and it likes the idea of an earlier phase.  That's the solution that works best for us for this weekend.  Good Ensemble support for some type of snowfall accumulation on both 0zEPS & 0zGFS as well.  Could have some legs.

[Met1985]

Moderate snow with a temp of 16 degrees.  A heavy dusting. 

[Maggie Valley Steve]

Heavy dusting and 19 at the house.

[cold air aloft]

20 degrees with a nice dusting of snow. Still flurrying a little.

[Buckethead]

8 with light snow in Wolf. About an inch on the ground.

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[Met1985]

Down to 15 degrees.  Wind is ripping, moderate snow with about a half inch on the ground.