2026 Foothills thread

[calculus1]

I think it has a decent chance to meander NW. We have five or so days for that happen. Nothing is written in stone, yet.

[strongwxnc]

Feels super warm out at 31 today.
Lots of ice still on trees in fun sun.
This picture is from a shady part at the bottom of my pasture .




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[WNC_Fort]

Haven’t seen much to change my mind for the weekend. Seems like a late bloomer/eastern special

[wncsnow]

1 minute ago, WNC_Fort said:

Haven’t seen much to change my mind for the weekend. Seems like a late bloomer/eastern special

I see some leeside enhancement showing up which makes me hopeful. It all depends on how far south the ULL digs. 

[BooneWX]

Wish we could make things simple for once. It’d be nice to not depend on the ULL. 

[wncsnow]

5 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

Wish we could make things simple for once. It’d be nice to not depend on the ULL. 

I agree but the weather next trended that way. It has a strong feature that tracks right. We need both of those things. 

[WXNewton]

14 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

I see some leeside enhancement showing up which makes me hopeful. It all depends on how far south the ULL digs. 

Spin up a meso-low on the lee-side and we will be in business. Hard to forecast those,but if we can get that to work out, typically there will be heavy snow in our area and then again on the coast. 

[calculus1]

I ended up barely making it above freezing at 1:34 this afternoon, when we hit 32.1 F IMBY. We have since fallen back down to 26.8 F, at 4:40 PM, under full sun. This is a cold day by Hickory standards. This sleet has staying power, as does the freezing rain. Anything that was shaded from full sun, has not had any melt today. My driveway, is still a solid 1.5+ inches thick of sleet concrete. Schools are already canceled again tomorrow, and Wednesday is looking like a remote learning day.