Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 5:09PM
Chilly Tonight; Some Weekend Snow
Wednesday's "Flurry Fest" provided lots of excitement, but light accumulations were limited to the highest elevations. Colder air arriving from the northwest will drop temperatures down into the 20's tonight. Another cold blast is coming Saturday and Saturday night; it will be the coldest we have felt since January 3rd. And yes, we'll have a little snow Friday night through Saturday night--not a lot but any snow this year is significant. It's a bit early for a specific accumulation forecast, but we're thinking less than 1" in the far east (Eastern Ashe and Alleghany County) and 1"-3" for most of the region favoring higher elevations and west near the TN/NC line. Temperatures will fall through the day Saturday on gusty NW winds. Saturday night and Sunday will be bitterly cold.
Thursday Hi: 36 Lo: 23  Mostly clear; Light SE wind  |
Friday Hi: 42 Lo: 25 Increasing clouds; Light snow develops late (may begin as light rain); SW wind 5-10 mph becoming NW 10-15 mph at night & gusty |
Saturday Hi: 26 Lo: 10 Mostly cloudy; Falling temperatures; Snow showers and flurries; NW wind 10-20 mph with gusts to 45 mph at night |
Sunday Hi: 24 Lo: 15 Early flurries then sunshine; Very cold |
Monday Hi: 35 Lo: 25 Increasing clouds late; Light snow or light wintry mix late Monday night |
Further Out
Tuesday - Cloudy; Light snow or light wintry mix; High in the mid 30s; Low in the upper 20s
Wednesday - Scattered clouds; Seasonal temperatures; High in the lower 40s; Low in the lower 30s
Forecast Discussion
Yesterday's front is long gone leaving the first of two waves of colder air. Skies will be mostly clear tonight will lows dropping into the mid 20's.
Friday morning, the leading edge of the second (and more potent) push of colder air will be in the Great Plains with weak low pressure located in Texas. As the cold air moves south and east, the low will pass through the Southeast strengthening as it reaches Cape Hatteras. The result for us will be increasing clouds Friday, light snow Friday night and Saturday (possibly beginning as a brief period of light rain early), and impressively colder weather Saturday and Sunday. Accumulations will be light--but hey, we'll take what we can get this year!
Flurries may linger into Sunday morning. Cloudiness will decrease Sunday, but Sunday will remain very cold.
Another low will track across the Southeast early next week. We may have just enough cold air hanging on to produce another round of light snow or wintry mix late Monday night and Tuesday. Skies will clear Wednesday with moderating temperatures next Thursday.
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