Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 1:19PM

More Showers With Snow Up Top

As we spring forward one hour today, the atmosphere has turned back the clock to a feel of winter again with more clouds and colder temperatures. Slushy snows kicked in across the higher elevations (mainly above 4 thousand feet) late yesterday and more will fall today into tonight. The rest of the High Country will see some drizzle and wet snow showers but little if any accumulation. The action continues tonight into early Monday where a few inches may accumulate up top above 4 to 5 thousand feet. Clouds remain with some thinning by Monday afternoon into Tuesday ahead of our next chance at precipitation (showers with a little wet snow up top) Wednesday and Thursday.

Sunday Hi: 44 Lo: 33 Mostly cloudy & colder; A few snow showers or flurries, with some rain/drizzle in the valleys; NW wind 10-20 mph & gusty

Monday Hi: 42 Lo: 33 Still mostly gray; Leftover snow or rain showers (elevation dependent); Still chilly; gusty NW winds 15-25 mph

Tuesday Hi: 49 Lo: 32 Still lots of clouds with some thinning; Temperatures still below normal

Wednesday Hi: 50 Lo: 33 Mostly cloudy; Seasonably cool; A few showers possible

Thursday Hi: 53 Lo: 30 Early showers then variably cloudy

Further Out

Friday - Nice; High in the mid 50s; Low in the lower 30s
Saturday - Mild with clouds increasing ahead of our next front; High in the mid 50s; Low in the lower 30s

Forecast Discussion

A strong upper level Low is easing by just to our east today. Little disturbances are rotating around the backside of this feature keeping us in the clouds and bringing in just enough moisture and cold air to produce drizzle and wet snow showers. Elevations above 4 thousand feet will continue to be where the accumulations are with a few more inches through tonight and early Monday. As of mid-morning, Beech Mountain reported an inch and a half of new snow. Mount Mitchell checked in with three inches.

Monday and Tuesday we will start to feel less and less of the upper Low's influences but clouds will only slowly thin; some late Monday and a little more Tuesday before another system comes our way from the south.

Looking further ahead, despite the almanac's suggestion(wink-wink), Wednesday into Thursday will bring our next chance at showers. The higher elevations may see a little snow mixed in but most of us will only see light showers. A ridge of High pressure builds in Friday and Saturday with some milder temperatures before a cold front brings rain chances back Sunday and a god shot of cold air for the following week.

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