We're getting to that time of day where if there's going to be any convective enhancement, it will commence soon.
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Wintry King Kong Winter Storm Potential Feb 13th-16th
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Still dropping down to 25. We’re definitely not getting to 32 today. We might not even get out of the 20s today which might increase the chances of seeing teens tonight if the winds/clouds aren’t as big of a factor tonight. Airport hasn’t budged past 28 for the past 3 hrs.
Dewpoint Dan
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Doesn't matter how cold it is. If the sun comes out in Mid February, it will melt at -20.
Ron Burgundy
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Yeah, gone from 28 at 7am to 23 currently. Crazy how this cold has over performed. Now if we could just get the snow to cooperate...
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Showmeyourtds
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We'll have to see if anything happens with this colder air aloft. Not sure how to tell if there's enough unstable air to stoke convective activity or not. But we can be damn sure its cold enough around 5000 ft off the ground.
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I would say that, for my location, this storm under-performed on the front end, but has way over-performed on the back end.
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Dewpoint Dan
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You are no longer in a snow hole !
Ron Burgundy
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Returns are starting to fizzle to our NW. So freaking predictable. ?
Jrips2710
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Birmingham has had light snow with temps in the teens for 8+ hours. Bet that hasn’t happened too many times before! Awesome event for y’all!
bingcrosbyb
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Extremely rare to see snow like this in Birmingham with temps in teens.
Jrips2710
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Pic from my sister in Irondale, AL (just east of Birmingham) 
Hard to believe we are still have occasional nickel size snow flakes for this long. Still haven’t reached 20 degrees.
WEATHERBOYROY
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The sun will melt ice when the air temp is much colder than this... that is why the melt around the poles is more of a sun issue than a temp issue.
Finally up to 24 with light flurries falling. Some residual moisture from the snowpack to my north and west must be causing this low cloud deck to be preventing sunshine. At this rate my high will end up in the 20s for today.
rhartley91
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Does Birmingham get any of the bands coming from the NW counties or are we pretty much done?
cd2play
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That's about what I would have had if it weren't for the warm nose. Had 1 inch QPF, all sleet
olhausen
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Really stoked for the bama folks. My wife didn’t understand why I was so excited last night about the much lighter but 13 degree snow after the big event earlier in the day. To get snow and sleet this week with temps so cold will be one I remember for a long time. It’s rare to get snow in the single digits here but it happened this morning!
edit: The flakes look different at much colder temps almost like stars.
edit: The flakes look different at much colder temps almost like stars.
StormStalker
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It’s ripping pretty good here now. Every flake is sticking to the glacier out there.
olhausen
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So I picked up at least another half inch overnight into this morning for a total of 5 inches maybe a tick higher. Low temp was 9.7 degrees. For my area the euro really Nailed it as it was consistently showing the higher totals While other models backed off a lot. The cold won out in the end on the back end of the storm. Also was shocked after the dry slot happened and then filled in agin because That has never happened that I can remember. At the time only 3 inches of sleet had fallen and I thought that was it.
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Pea Ridge
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Bet that is some lake effect off Pickwick. Light snow here about 3 miles east of downtown Florence.
Bama Ravens
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Most of my snow is gone. ?
Same, it didn’t take long for it to melt off! Still a nice dusting, but nothing like earlier.
Brent
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Just for perspective on how impressive the cold was at DFW airport this morning... The airport didn't exist last time it was that cold at the official Dallas site...
StormStalker
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I believe you are right. These flakes are pretty big.
BHS1975
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That's what happens when a huge chunk of the PV breaks off and comes straight down right over you. Seems like a yearly thing now.
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Shadypines33
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Still flurrying/light snow here in Madison, but I think it's just about done. I got to see snow falling and the ground is mostly white, so I'm not going to complain!
The sun will melt snow even with temperatures in the teens. It’s even worse on asphalt and darker surfaces, which absorbs solar radiation more effectively. I think a 40 degree cloudy day oftentimes is better for maintaining snowcover than 25 degree sunny day. However, even on a cloudy day solar radiation will play a role to some degree.
I hope I get to see a street sticker again. It’s only been five years and counting...
What a nice surprise this morning. For the first time in the three winters since we bought this house in McCalla AL, our little farm was solid white for a while. Bent Brook Golf Course behind our property was absolutely beautiful as well. Wish it had been more, but I will not complain.
Dewpoint Dan
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How is it 28 in Atlanta and 54 in Columbia ? 
it's beautiful here today bright sunshine ?How is it 28 in Atlanta and 54 in Columbia ?
ForsythSnow
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A persistent wind and cloud deck keeping us cooled. 25.7 is the highest it's been all afternoon. The high was just after midnight which was 40.5.How is it 28 in Atlanta and 54 in Columbia ?
I'm up to a balmy 25.3 now after bottoming out at 21.5.
Still at 28 and overcast at my location. If the skies don't clear up soon, I'm not getting above freezing, or possibly even out of the 20s, today. NWS forecast high of 37 looks to be a bust.
I’m enjoying this beautiful 60 degree day at RDU, but my station is still 26.5F back home with yet another dusting on the deck. Yippee