Local Yokel Weather 

Good afternoon folks! The forecasted rainfall amounts from the WPC has dropped since we last spoke, with several inches of rain likely for the escarpment area this weekend, while the interior portion of SW NC picks up an inch or two at most. This is mainly due to the lack of widespread rainfall this afternoon (Friday) and the delay in timing of the cold front to Saturday night. We still expect sunshine Sunday but rain returns Monday, peaking on Tuesday afternoon, with spotty

Good afternoon folks! It's Wednesday afternoon and we are focusing on the Thursday through Tuesday time frame for this discussion and it looks wet, not just passing showers wet, but the kind of prolonged rain to where you might pay for it to end. Luckily there will be a break in the action on Sunday that should alleviate major flooding issues, but smaller creeks and streams will certainly jump. We are tracking an upper level trough that will inch eastward and in combination w

Good afternoon folks! The snow that fell yesterday afternoon and night surprised a few of us across SW NC, as NW flow snow bands setup shop and didn't want to die off like they normally do during a NW flow snow event. This left the Cowee Mountains and Macon/Jackson line down toward Highlands with a steady round of snow, with one report of 4" just below Cullowhee Mtn, while others reported 1 - 2" under the same snow band. See the below map for this particular band of snow that

Good afternoon folks! Showers will continue through the overnight hours and carry over into Saturday morning, with a transition from rain to snow based on elevation throughout the day Saturday. Snow accumulations will be confined to the usual NW flow locations, however a dusting is not out of the question for the valleys (nothing expected south and east of Cullowhee). Sunshine moves in Sunday and will continue into Monday with temps a few degrees above normal, followed by ano

Good afternoon folks and Happy New Year! We have a soaking rain event heading our way with most of SW NC picking up 2", while a handful of spots along the N GA and SC state lines make a run at 3". All of this occurs Thursday afternoon into early Saturday morning and on the backside of the system, we'll enjoy some high elevation snow for the TN line Saturday night. Sunshine returns Sunday and sticks around for Monday, followed by another precip event Tuesday into Wednesday. Th