Grid forecast for area (~5800') near Mount Mitchell (which is 6684'):
Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain before 5am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The freezing rain and sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 24. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 9am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9am and 11am, then snow showers after 11am. The snow and freezing rain could be heavy at times. Widespread fog, mainly before 5pm. High near 31. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph becoming east northeast 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Areas of fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
******That sounds like a fun storm.
Tonight
Sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers and freezing rain before 5am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. The freezing rain and sleet could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 24. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 9am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 9am and 11am, then snow showers after 11am. The snow and freezing rain could be heavy at times. Widespread fog, mainly before 5pm. High near 31. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph becoming east northeast 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Areas of fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
******That sounds like a fun storm.
