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