Friday Evening...
>> Friday, December 14, 2007
Big system approaching for the weekend. We will have a classic CAD (cold air damming) setup later tonight through Saturday night.
Clouds will roll in tonight and rain will develop in as Saturday unfolds. It is a close call, but I think most of the Charlotte and Triad viewing area will only see a cold rain...no wintry weather issues. However, the northwest Piedmont and foothills could very well see a period of freezing rain Saturday afternoon and evening. In the Triad viewing area, Surry county is under a Freezing Rain Advisory tomorrow afternoon and evening. In the northwest Piedmont and foothills, some icing could occur, mainly on elevated surfaces such as trees and power lines. Some slick spots on bridges and overpasses will be possible as well.
Keep it tuned to News 14 Carolina on television for all of the latest weather information.
I am still hopeful for some good rain amounts out of this system. With systems like these, there is always an area that receives less rain than surrounding areas, but I think at least 0.5" and possibly over 1" of rain are possible with the heaviest rain falling Saturday evening.
Sunday will be very windy with wind gusts to 40 or 50mph possible as arctic air arrives. And I still think some teens are possible Tuesday morning. Brrr.....
3 comments:
So, we may have a white Christmas?! What is it looking like, and do you think it might happen?
GREAT update...glad to have you back Matthew.
Question - given the snowpack north of us, do you think the NAM may be underestimating the cold temps?
Do the models consider the source region of the winds as they blow across dry land versus snow covered land?
ANON
Right now, it looks like a "wet Christmas Eve"....I doubt a white Christmas, but we can always keep hope alive. Still time for things to change.
Thanks ANON...I believe theoretically, the models to consider snowpack in their algorithms. But often times, the amound of cold air is under-estimated in wedges. However, I think the NAM looks OK at this point....our dewpoints are not that low this morning.
So, I still think a period of freezing rain for the NW Piedmont and foothills, but everywhere else SHOULD just see rain.
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