2026 Foothills thread

[calculus1]

So, this is a chunk of
the ice from the edge of my driveway. Still 2 inches thick. It has taken my son three days to clear one side of the 60-ft drive. Crazy staying power.

[lilj4425]

3 minutes ago, calculus1 said:

So, this is a chunk of
the ice from the edge of my driveway. Still 2 inches thick. It has taken my son three days to clear one side of the 60-ft drive. Crazy staying power.

I tried to shovel my sidewalk yesterday. Didn’t go well. I was like damn, I need a jackhammer. 

[CentralNC]

2 minutes ago, calculus1 said:

So, this is a chunk of
the ice from the edge of my driveway. Still 2 inches thick. It has taken my son three days to clear one side of the 60-ft drive. Crazy staying power.

Same here in Forsyth county.  People are losing their minds over the road conditions.

[JoshM]

FWIW, the 0z ICON is bring the QPF back west. Looks like 0.6" back to Rutherfordton

[wncsnow]

RDPS increased again. Good sign IMO. 

[BooneWX]

1 minute ago, wncsnow said:

RDPS increased again. Good sign IMO. 

There we go. That’s what I was hoping for. I would’ve been nervous if the RDPS hadn’t come around. It’s performed well of late. 

[Ernest T Bass]

I been fighting the same ice removal problems.   It's about as hard to remove as any snow or ice that I can recall.  Yet, here I am looking for more.  

[BooneWX]

My glacier awaits its company


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[wncsnow]

GFS looks good 

[WiseWeather]

3k nam buts the axe in us :/


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[SnowDawg]

NAM and to some extent the Icon there continue to have me spooked, but man have we longed for times like these.... 

[strongwxnc]

Feeling good under a warning this morning. I hate the word lock in winter weather but the 9 in 10 chance is 2-3" . Of course the high end 1 in 10 is 9-11".

Getting close to nowcast time

 

[WNC_Fort]

Lots of whiplash on this system. Probably the lowest I’ve felt going into a storm day of. Let’s see what happens tonight. It’s practically now-casting time anyway

[calculus1]

Ugh. Those short range models have me nervous. The 6Z Euro still looks good, though.

[strongwxnc]

Ugh. Those short range models have me nervous. The 6Z Euro still looks good, though.

ULL stays neutral longer . Also go time. The model whiplash should be crazy today.


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[BooneWX]

Whiplash is the correct word. Violently different solutions between runs, but hey, you can stop looking at models now, it’s almost go time. May luck be in our favor fellas. I really hope this is the one to quench our thirst. 

[WiseWeather]

May we all get creamed.


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[buckeyefan1]

6 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

Whiplash is the correct word. Violently different solutions between runs, but hey, you can stop looking at models now, it’s almost go time. May luck be in our favor fellas. I really hope this is the one to quench our thirst. 

2 minutes ago, WiseWeather said:

May we all get creamed.


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Indeed 

[CentralNC]

Radar starting to pop a little in FL panhandle and south Alabama.  This has to be a good sign.  Always want that Gulf involvement.

[wncsnow]

Going with 2-3 inches here. Too much dry air showing up on the Hi Res models. Could even be a March 2009 bust with less than an inch directly in the Lee. Nam and HRRR keep getting worse not better. 

[WNC_Fort]

No matter how today goes. I’m still looking for our true gulf low, Miller A, heavy wet snow. 

[CentralNC]

4 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

Going with 2-3 inches here. Too much dry air showing up on the Hi Res models. Could even be a March 2009 bust with less than an inch directly in the Lee. Nam and HRRR keep getting worse not better. 

I understand your skepticism.  It is nice to see some radar returns in FL panhandle.  I think this bodes well for us

[wncsnow]

Pretty solid NAM runs. Upstate gets hammered. We need just a little push north. 

[strongwxnc]

1 minute ago, wncsnow said:

Pretty solid NAM runs. Upstate gets hammered. We need just a little push north. 

I think this will be the battle zone (at least until a new zone is created LOL). 

[BooneWX]

I know it’s the Graf but in my past observations it’s pretty good with picking up unique meso features and banding. I’m glad every run seems to be looking better on it.

[strongwxnc]

3 minutes ago, BooneWX said:

I know it’s the Graf but in my past observations it’s pretty good with picking up unique meso features and banding. I’m glad every run seems to be looking better on it.

Got a link?

 

 

 

[wncsnow]

FV3 still looks solid. RRFS has the most precip minima now but has trended a little better

[BooneWX]

Let’s effing do this. 
 

WHY NOT US

[Moonhowl]

2 hours ago, wncsnow said:

Going with 2-3 inches here. Too much dry air showing up on the Hi Res models. Could even be a March 2009 bust with less than an inch directly in the Lee. Nam and HRRR keep getting worse not better. 

Thinking about the same IMBY in the valley which is lee in every direction the wind blows  ; typically accumulations are lower here but 2 to 3 is better than the barely a dusting which seems to be the norm these days.  Although when it comes to ice I love getting next to nothing; took a hike on the mountains-to-sea trail a few days ago and hiked back on the closed Parkway; photo shows all the residual ice

[wncsnow]

I think the short range is encouraging for us leeside/downsloping folks. The moisture trajectory is looking a little more SE/Easterly. We have to avoid the north or NW wind.