Local Yokel Weather 

Good evening folks! Quiet yet cooler weather kicks off the weekend on Saturday with mostly sunny skies overhead and temps running 3 - 4 degrees below normal for mid November. An upper level trough begins to enter the eastern portion of the US on Sunday, coupled with a cold front that should arrive sometime Sunday evening. This front will bring our region 0.10 - 0.25" of rain Sunday evening into Monday morning, ending shortly after sunrise as snow across the higher elevations

Good afternoon folks! We are enjoying temps in the 70's across the region today (Wednesday) and this should be the last round of warm weather for the next 8 - 12 days with normal to below normal temps showing up on the models through Thanksgiving Day. A cold front will arrive tomorrow closer to midday and develop showers across the region during the early - late afternoon hours, with coverage waning as we approach midnight. High pressure sets up shop on Friday and brings with

Good afternoon folks! Mt Mitchell dropped to its lowest point this season with a low of 16°F, also making it the coldest temp for the entire region so far this season. Not much has changed from our previous discussion but we do have a better handle of the timing of the several disturbances and cool downs. We'll enjoy a mixed bag of sunshine and patchy clouds Tuesday, while Wednesday provides us with more sunshine due to a passing front Tuesday that exits before sunrise Wednes

Good morning folks! We have a chilly day on tap (Saturday) with highs running roughly 5 - 8 degrees below normal depending upon elevation, but at least its sunny and the wind is not too strong across the valleys; not so above 4500' with NW winds around 15mph. Some light snow and sleet fell this morning across the highest ridgelines along the TN line, with trace amounts reported and plenty of rime ice. Sunshine will continue into Sunday and a weak front swings through the regi

Good morning folks! Light rain is peppering the region this morning (Thursday) and will continue to do so the remainder of the day, expanding in coverage and intensities as we enter the evening hours. A cold front is responsible for this change in the weather, crossing the region later tonight after midnight, with precip ending during the pre dawn hours for most of the region. Sunshine and dry air take over on Friday but the previously forecasted cold air advection has been d