Winter Storm Warning - Buncombe (North Carolina)

Current Conditions
Asheville

Temp: 41.7°F

Forecast Last Updated at Monday, February 8, 2010 at 2:33PM

The Wild Winter Of 2009/2010 Continues

Skies will be generally cloudy today, and some light snow or sleet will be possible later tonight and during the pre-dawn hours Tuesday. Snow/sleet is expected to change to mostly rain before ending Tuesday afternoon. Then, a powerful shot of Arctic air will arrive for Tuesday night and Wednesday with snow showers and flurries.

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Monday Hi: 42 Lo: 32 Generally cloudy; Light snow/sleet after midnight; SE wind around 10 mph

Tuesday Hi: 37 Lo: 15 Early AM light snow or sleet, changing to rain during the morning & ending during the afternoon; Turning colder at night with snow showers developing; SE wind 10-15 mph becoming NW 15-25 mph & gusty

Wednesday Hi: 26 Lo: 18 Bitterly cold & windy with snow showers; NW wind 15-25 mph gusting to 40 mph

Thursday Hi: 34 Lo: 19 Sunshine, but quite cold

Friday Hi: 35 Lo: 20 Sunshine giving way to increasing cloudiness; Watching the Gulf

Further Out

Saturday - Becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon; High in the lower 30s; Low in the upper teens
Sunday - Intervals of clouds & sun; A few snow flurries; High in the mid 30s; Low in the lower 20s

Forecast Discussion

High pressure holds on today with thickening cloudiness and seasonably chilly temperatures. An Arctic cold front will be crossing the region during Tuesday. It may be cold enough for some snow or sleet initially as precipitation arrives in the mountains before sunrise (accumulations of an inch or less). Then, milder air ahead of the front will change the precipitation to rain before the front whips through during the evening.

Arctic air will then pour into the mountains Tuesday night and Wednesday with snow flurries and a few heavier snow showers. Accumulations will range a dusting to 2", but much more toward the TN state line. High temperatures on Wednesday will fail to reach the 30-degree mark, with wind chills near zero.

Thursday will be mostly sunny but cold. We're going to be carefully watching for the development of another Gulf Coast low pressure system for the end of the week. This one will be farther south, and could bring snow to very unlikely areas of the Deep South, including Atlanta and Columbia. It's too soon to tell what level of impact, if any, this would have on our weather. If precipitation gets this far north, it will likely be snow for all of North Carolina.

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