Snow. Bah humbug. Although nit-noid timing and placement difference issues dog the forecast models, the dependable and higher resolution European ECMWF model continues to advertise the development of a Gulf Coast low early (O’Dark Thirty) Saturday morning. The real world upper layer feature that will trigger the run for bread and milk is just now [...]

Expect a winter weather event for the Upstate (at least…) Christmas Day. Ain’t going to make friends with this one. It is still a tad early to start betting real money, but a reliable model is consistently  putting all the ingredients in place for Saturday afternoon snow. This model is taking a deepening low pressure [...]

If it gets any colder, SCDOT will have to start printing “MUSK OXEN CROSSING” signs. Tonight’s Upstate winter weather event is looking more like a no-show. Low pressure over Texas is deepening slower than expected, which will slow the progression of rain later tonight to tomorrow morning. With wimpy dynamics and skimpy moisture, do not [...]

Break out the toboggans, snow flurries Wednesday night; however, again, little chance of South Carolina hosting the winter Olympics. Arctic air parked over the State slides offshore Wednesday ahead of deepening low over Texas. This feature will zip quickly east on Wednesday pushing a skimpy bag of moisture ahead of it.  Timing is always tricky [...]