WNC: More Snow, Wind, Cold #Wx (Gary/Asheville)

Burnt Orange=High Wind Warning (Gusts >60 MPG)
Brown=Wind Advisory (Gusts 45-55 MPH)
Blue=Winter Weather Advisory (1-3 in. snow)

Update 10:20 PM: 

It has been snowing in Northern Buncombe county.  As you can see from the excellent photographs, snow is beginning to accumulate on my deck.  Furthermore, grassy surfaces and roads are whitening, and I believe we should still expect an inch by morning.

The worst of the gusty winds have passed; however, guts to 30 mph and very cold wind chills will be common through the mountains, even into Thursday.

















Yesterday was deck-sitting weather, but March weather in the greatest state in the Union is nothing if not inconsistent. This morning's showers preceded a potent cold front that is even now on the doorstep of the Smokey's, and will not wait for an invitation to march right in (see what I did there?). Here in Northern Buncombe county, and I expect throughout the French Broad Valley, we are already experiencing extremely gusty winds in excess of 40 mph. I would not rule out a few 60 mph gusts even in the valley.

Expect high winds throughout the evening, with up-slope snow showers developing this evening along the Tennessee boarder. As usual with this type of set up, Asheville will see very little in the way of accumulation, but the closer one is to Madison/Haywood counties, the more likely he is to see the snow pile up. Even then, with warm ground temperatures and limited moisture, the most one can expect is half an inch to an inch, unless he is in one of the areas that favors heavier accumulations.

Tomorrow we will struggle to get out of the 40s, even in the valley, with the continuance of a stiff breeze. Things improve later this week, but we could be looking at some more showers, and even snow showers, Monday evening.

As always, if you are looking for a real forecast for WNC, check out: http://www.raysweather.com/ or http://weather.gov. If you want to rap (talk) about what's happening your way, whether you are in the WNC, or somewhere else entirely, leave a comment, and one of our #Wx folks will laugh, cry, hope, and sing with you.

Finally, check out this cool post from Buzzfeed (I don't usually use that combination of words in a sentence), ranking the Smokey Mountains #19 on a list of super cool places in 'Murica.