TUESDAY 11 A.M. UPDATE

Birds are all fluffed...or should I say brrrrds?

UPDATE: The plow/salter is in ACA as I type. 

I recorded 3.6 inches of fluff here at the end of Staymon, and still holding at a chilly 19 degrees. This northwest flow event has been perfectly angled right down the I-40 corridor from TN, giving us the higher end of totals. 

Highs today won't reach 32 for most of us, but should get up into the 40s for some Wednesday. 

Thursday night into Friday morning is Round #2, but a trickier rain-to-snow situation.  Assuming the snow will accumulate some, it will be icy underneath (my biggest concern). 

Lest you haven't had enough, Round #3 will come in late Sunday into Monday, but it will be a snow-to-rain situation.  Too early to tell how long that snow will hold on, so just throwing it out there for now.  Feel the excitement...

:-/


Bob

MONDAY NIGHT SNOW

While it's not a big amount, 1-3 inches of snow could fall after dark Monday into the early hours of Tuesday morning.  We're still getting some rain ahead of the cold front that doesn't make it's passage until later on Monday.

ACA is under a Winter Weather Advisory from Monday 7pm until Tuesday 10am.  The 1-3" is what my models are seeing, so I don't see any curveballs.  The ground is warmer, and there may be a bit of light rain before the snow transition, so there could be an icy belly.  Lows will be near 20, with highs just under 32 degrees Tuesday.  Luckily, the temps do rebound within 48 hours.

Yes, there may be another light shot of snow late in the week (Friday), but we'll cross that bridge as we get to it.


Bob

WEATHER AND STUFF

We're under a Wind Advisory from 10am 'til 4am as a cold front plows through.  Rain comes with, most of it falling later today and tonight, so heads up for any trees and limbs that might fall.  While we've been blessed with these milder snow-melting temps, it will be a bit colder, but no snow in the forecast...except...

There will be some snow on the backside of this system, but I think it will hold to elevations above 5,000 feet on the TN border, and be light in accumulation there.  Click HERE to see the snowfall map from the GSP weather office, for the last snow we had.  Areas around Raleigh took home the bacon with 10-12 inches of fluff.

About 530am or so there was a coyote yip-howl somewhere down above the double hairpins to the mirror curve.  It's been a while since they've packed through here.  But as I was typing a little after 6am, they yip-howled about 50 yards from the house on a sort of trail I made, the closest pass I've had in many years.  All that to say take precautions for any cats or dogs you have that are out and about, as they are fair game for those crafty buggers.


Bob

FRIDAY A.M. UPDATE

Good morning, everybody.  I'll be heading all the way down from Staymon Road around 8:30am, and once I'm at school I'll post my road notes in the comments below.  Again, thanks to all who add their reports in as this is very helpful.

While today will be a good melting day, we are still dealing with a basically white road for a lot of Apple Creek Road.  At 5am it was 30 degrees, and now at 7 its 27...far from a deep freeze, so hopefully what salt was put out has been working overnight.

Take it slow and low.


Bob

THURSDAY A.M. UPDATE

I'll be trying to head down Apple Creek Road from Staymon shortly.  Had a low of 3 before midnight, but just got into double digits.  All sun today, and highs in town should go a little above freezing.  Refreeze the next couple of nights, but highs will be getting much warmer as we head into the weekend...and none too soon.

School wi-fi flags Blogger, but I'll try and at least post in the comments section below my experience.  Thanks for all that do post road information...it's extremely helpful to those needing to travel down or up the mountain.


Bob

ROADS ARE BEING PLOWED

As I type, the plower/salter is on the mountain getting Apple Creek Road as well as the side roads.  We are done with precipitation...now it's just a temperature game.  Thanks to Jeff Hintzman, et al, for their road work this winter!


Bob

WEDNESDAY EARLY A.M. UPDATE

Snow has exceeded models as I have at least 3.5 inches at 630am.  Our advisory has been extended until noon, and thankfully the school system called a 'no-day' so I don't feel pressure to get off the mountain today.

While we're used to this, the eastern 2/3 of NC is bracing for multiple inches as well, which is a far bigger deal to them.  Temperatures will be bitter today...I'm at 13 as I type, and highs at least here at the end of Staymon won't see 20 today.  Tonight's lows should be single digits, but the high might hit 32 for some of us.  Friday sees a definite improvement in afternoon highs, and the warming continues into the weekend and beyond.  For now.

If/when I get word on plowing/salting I'll probably start a new post.  For now, the Green Mountain Blueberry Coffee is tasting mighty fine....


Bob