Asheville (BRP), NC

Snowmageddon

Low-pressure responsible for our winter storm mayhem was situated along the Outer Banks this evening and headed eastward. Accumulations around the SW NC mountains have generally been in the 10-15 inch range; A bit less near Asheville downtown, and a few inches more along the crest of the Blue Ridge. An upper trough pivoting through overnight may spark more light snow, with possible additional accumulations of one to three inches in some mountain locations.

High pressure bubbles up from the south Tuesday and Wednesday leading to lots of sunshine. Temperatures remain on the seasonably cold side, and we'll go deep at night with the snowpack. Wednesday morning will be the coldest.

Low pressure ejects out of Texas Thursday and makes a bee line across the Southeast. This time it's all rain. Light rain develops late Thursday night and we'll have a solid round of rain Friday. Light rain lingers Saturday. It may take all of that to finally clear the ground. With all the snow from this system, and potentially significant rainfall coming at the end of the week, flooding concerns loom large.