00z ETA says it's snowing tomorrow night in ATL burbs

[QCWx]

Nice to see ETA throwing a bone to north georgia. The ETA also thumps areas just N&W of Charlotte with a heavy wet snow at hour 12.

[PurdueWx80]

The surface prog on the NAM shows temperatures in the middle to upper 40's in ATL at that time. It might be best to look at the low-level thickness scheme here (1000-850 critical thickness) which indicates that it will be much too warm at the surface to snow that far south. Thicknesses are so low because the upper low is so strong, and digging, but the low-level cold air hasn't made it's way far enough south by then for frozen precip.

Meanwhile, the NAM is further east with the low, but it brings low-level warm air into the NYC just in time for the heaviest precipitation. I'm sure it will be a VERY close call, but even w/ the further east track, enough warm air may sneak in to change snow over to heavy rain in the city.

[krysof]

what about the burbs to the west of the city?

[Brent]

Snow within driving distance of here=I'll believe it when I see it.

[JenyEliza]

I live in Atlanta burbs, and I ain't holding my breath.

[QCWx]

Looks like it was only off 12 hours .

[JenyEliza]

Actually more like about 3 hours (i think--I can't get "weather time" right).

The accumulating snows started around 3 am and ended about 6 am. We had an inch in our yard this am (but it quickly melted). We are in the NW burbs.

We've seen snow showers off and on all day--up until 3pm.

Jeny

[Persepone]

So you finally got some snow down there!

I hope you got to enjoy it a little...

[Wnghs2007]

Party...lol