Likin' this 48 degrees here at 615a...alas, here we go again, on our winter rollercoaster.
Cutting to the chase, it will be a white Christmas here in ACA. Friday afternoon will have highs in the mid and upper 30s, but overnight and before sunrise Christmas Day the light snow should start and then pretty much keep it up through the day Saturday, tapering to snow showers for Sunday. Once temps drop below freezing overnight Friday, they won't be above freezing until Tuesday, most likely...and that will depend on snow amounts as temps stay a handful of degrees colder over snowpack.
No pre-snow rain or freezing rain or sleet in this incoming system...just ground/road temps cooling down, which should hopefully keep any icy layer under the snow held to a minimum.
Still a little early, but here's how the two models I follow are stacking up:
NAM 1-2"
GFS 4-5"
So far this 'winter', the first good snow I gave a tie to the models, as they were in good agreement. The NAM did better on the last system, keeping ACA amounts limited, but hot and heavy in the Smokies. Again, this is really early, so I'll just watch the trends in the model runs (x4 per day, fyi) and update Thursday morning.
Passing on a snow gizmo I just ordered that is perfect for my driveway, and look forward to using it this weekend. Could be some of you are looking for something like it. It's a 36" blade with a lawnmower type handle for pushing snow...called a "Manplow". Should significantly cut my time shoveling.
Stay tuned,
Bob Child
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