• Hello, please take a minute to check out our awesome content, contributed by the wonderful members of our community. We hope you'll add your own thoughts and opinions by making a free account!

Wintry March 16/17 2026 Snow

934am update

KEY MESSAGE 2: PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIOD OF NORTHWEST FLOW
SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING A PRECIPITATION
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THESE NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE LATEST GUIDANCE HAS
INCREASED SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500
FEET IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TN BORDER. AMOUNTS AROUND 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKIES. THE
GUIDANCE HAS INCREASED THE PROBABILITY OF THESE AMOUNTS HIGH ENOUGH
TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE THAT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NEEDED FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG THE TN BORDER.
SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE A DUSTING TO PERHAPS AN INCH. WINDS
TURN TO THE NW AND BECOME VERY GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS WILL SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH, SO
THE WIND ADVISORY STILL LOOKS WELL PLACED. THAT SAID, GUSTS TO 35
MPH AND POSSIBLY 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER MOUNTAIN
ELEVATIONS, AND SOME LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE GUSTY
WINDS LINGER INTO TUESDAY, BUT NOT AS STRONG AS TODAY'S WINDS. THE
COLD AIR MASS WILL BRING LOWS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS
TUESDAY 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
 
LovingGulfLows said:
Some of the Alabama folks gets a last minute treat after this horrible winter for them. Congrats! Maybe I'll see a snow shower and flurry sometime later today.
Click to expand...
I wont see a thing but im happy for them. Same goes for west ga who missed out on our big one. The cutoff will almost match up to where the cutoff was last tjme. Pretty cool
 
malak05 said:
Definitely the backend is performing strongly and a little beefier then advertised
Click to expand...
925mb temps Drop below freezing for nw ga by noon....already see some pings there..even though temps are in the upper 30s to low 40s...Radar looks impressive enough that could change quickly. Hrrr has sub feezing 925s into atlanta around 2pm. Would think far nw ga could do quite well
1000013868.png
1000013867.png
 
Cold is taking way too long for anything here in the northwest burbs. Way to warm.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top