2026 Foothills thread

[SnowDawg]

That run right there is what every single person on this board deserves. Foothills and upstate deserves this win! Reel it in.

[strongwxnc]

12 hr rule. Buts damn that’s Purdy.


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[BooneWX]

Climatologically….IF there’s a min, it tends to favor the northern foothills. I know painfully well because I grew up there. Fingers crossed. 

[wncsnow]

Looking good fellas. 00Z NAM will be fun I think 

[BooneWX]

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[wncsnow]

Weathernext increased totals. Close to 10 inches with the ratios.

[BooneWX]

Nam run wasn’t super great but the end of the 3k was going absolutely nuclear over us with the deform band. 

[wncsnow]

End of the FV3 

[JoshM]

0z ICON gives me 0.82" of QPF 

[JoshM]

That lee enhancement  

[wncsnow]

RDPS looks consistent

[wncsnow]

Still looking good fellas

[wncsnow]

[WiseWeather]

I feel like 6zGFS might be a big dog closer to the euro.


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[JoshM]

13 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Still looking good fellas

Steady as she goes... 

Canadian about to show some love!

EDIT: I jinxed it, cut back on QPF a lot 

[WiseWeather]

I feel like the gfs is honing in a solid 5-10 inches for the foothills


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[WiseWeather]

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[WNC_Fort]

2 minutes ago, WiseWeather said:

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Woah. This is a cut back from last night

[WiseWeather]

Woah. This is a cut back from last night

Seems like a trend right now…..


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[strongwxnc]

Lock with the 18z around here a lesser out east.


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[strongwxnc]

Wind flow will be very important as we move through Friday for our foothill/lee side areas. Need the best trajectory to max snow. I.e, hope to minimize any down sloping winds or just minimal as the ULL pivots.      

[WXNewton]

06 EPS another step our way!  Also shows that precip maxima on the 06z Euro AI in the same general area.

 

[BooneWX]

We’re looking good. Only critique would be that I’d like to see the digging calm down a bit. You want to be just northwest of the ULL, not way northwest.

[calculus1]

So much uncertainty still with this system. Here's a chart from NWS regarding snowfall amounts. I highlighted locations with 9 or more inches of spread in their possible outcomes. Crazy!