Local Yokel Weather 

Good morning folks! We're halfway through the week and although the rain event doesn't begin to ramp up till Thursday afternoon, we'll experience cloudy skies and light drizzle today due to a weak wedge across the Carolinas. Precip has already begun along the escarpment with isolated light showers and drizzle, which will be the norm for the rest of the day, followed by scattered showers Thursday morning, increasing to widespread coverage Thursday afternoon. Latest model runs

Good morning folks! A good bit of snowmelt occurred this past weekend for those who receive sun but for those in the shade, the snow continues to linger. We'll experience a slow melt for those of us in the shade as we move through the week and all of the snow will be gone by Thursday morning as rainfall increases across the region. We'll experience a cloudy start to the week with a few light showers possible today, giving way to sunshine and warmer temps Tuesday. Clouds fill

Good morning folks! We'll start off with a round of notable stats. Our SNOWCAST Map fell short across the board by roughly an inch but we're not complaining as it resulted in everyone across SW NC receiving a White Christmas. After a start in the single digits for many (-1.1°F at Mt Lyn Lowry, 6037') we'll see minor snowmelt occur today (Saturday) and it'll really ramp up on Sunday as temps inch a few degrees above normal for late December. Highlands is a few inches shy of th

Good morning folks! The main event is unfolding as we type this discussion and everything is still on track from the previous discussion (no changes to the SNOWCAST Map), with several inches of rain this morning, followed by several inches of snow late this afternoon and overnight into Christmas Day. One slight change is to up the expected rainfall totals along the escarpment from 2 - 3" to 3 - 4", perhaps as high as 5 - 6" in a handful of spots. Highlands needs 6.09" to tie

Good morning folks! We are two days out from our rain/snow event Thursday into Friday and the trend continues to show snow falling and accumulating Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, mainly late Thursday afternoon into the overnight hours. This will be an elevation favored event, so the higher up you are the better your chances for accumulating snow but as of early Tuesday morning, the models show a setup that could bring a heavy dusting to most everyone across WNC. The trick