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Taught science/technology NC public schools 20+ yrs, Interests:photography, weather, nature, Irish heritage, my schnoodle dogs, Christmas Trees/farming.🇮🇪🎄

 Valle Crucis, NC
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A lot of high clouds today giving it a feel of “later in the fall” with the shorter days setting in adding to the effect. Still lots of great color as you drive around Valle Crucis, NC with a high today of 66 and a low of 36 😍. #ncwx
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I haven’t seen a moon dog but saw a sun dog yesterday 😍
Craig Setzer, CCM
@CraigSetzerOct 27
I have never seen a Moon Dog (the rainbow colored light spot to the left or right of a bright object shining through aligned ice particles) until tonight while sailing in the Atlantic off North Carolina.
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Eric Webb@webberweather14h
I have a sneaking suspicion that the extreme eastward shift & intensity of this yr’s “Super” El Niño has something to do w/ the unprecedented, exceptionally early Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event that’s in most model forecasts Plots via @Recretos’s site severe-weather.eu/polar-vort…
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Eric Fisher
@ericfisherOct 27
Only real complaint at the moment is the dwindling daylight situation. Same solar angle as Valentine's Day and solar winter (darkest quarter of the year) starts next week. #wbz
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Grandfather Mountain@GrandfatherMtnOct 27
Daily Fall Color Report | Oct. 27, 2026: These smaller waterfalls above the famous Linville Falls are surrounded by shades of red, green, yellow and orange. Check out our Daily Fall Color Gallery at grandfather.com/fall-color-g…. 📸: Skip Sickler | GMSF
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Taking in the colors @vallecrucispark and around Valle Crucis today and they are pretty amazing 🤩 Another gorgeous fall day with a high of 68 and low of 34. #ncwx #FallVibes
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Judah Cohen@judah47Oct 27
Unprecedented behavior from the #PolarVortex deserves an unprecedented blog. Usually I try to argue what's the the correct forecast, here I try to convince you that whichever forecast you believe to be correct, don't. Hopefully thought provoking! Blog live published.aer.com/aoblog/aob…
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Check out the #HuntersMoon
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Ben Noll
@BenNollWeatherOct 26
In Monday's @washingtonpost: A wild winter is brewing. Here’s what meteorologists want you to know. With gratitude to all the meteorologists tagged in this thread who helped bring the story to life! 🎁 Gift article wapo.st/48fbHeD

A wild winter is brewing. Here’s what meteorologists want you to know.

Meteorologists across the U.S. are preparing for an active winter, with frequent storms in the East and West.

washingtonpost.com
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Ben Noll
@BenNollWeatherOct 26
Replying to @BenNollWeather
The stormy eastern pattern could raise snow chances in the Mid-Atlantic. “Despite leaning toward less snow than normal overall, we believe the chances of at least one blockbuster snowstorm may be somewhat higher than usual,” @capitalweather said.
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#ElNino
Ben Noll
@BenNollWeatherOct 26
If you live in a pink area on this map, your chances for a particularly stormy winter are notably higher than normal. That includes densely populated stretches of the West and East! I surveyed meteorologists from these regions. Here's what they said 🧵
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🍁😍. Love Moses Cone park
Grandfather Mountain@GrandfatherMtnOct 26
Daily Fall Color Report | Oct. 26, 2026: A view from Moses Cone, located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 294, shows the range of fall color across the area. Get insider tips for a fall Grandfather Mountain visit at grandfather.com/fall. 📸: Leslie Restivo | GMSF
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Holden LeCroy@holden_lecroyOct 26
❄️Snow levels down to 6,000-FEET this morning with some decent snow showers in Mount Bachelor area. By Wednesday morning and Thursday morning, levels are expected to fall as low as 5,000-FEET.
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Monday was another picture perfect day in Valle Crucis, NC with a high today of 65 and a low of 35. We have had an incredible stretch of beautiful fall weather 👏 #ncwx If this is #ElNino, I’ll take it. Tho I know the effects of the subtropical jet are yet to come.
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That fog in the first picture from @cccti is what settles & stays in the @OnTheWatauga river valley and Valle Crucis, NC. It cleared this morning around 10:00 AM which is common this time of year with the longer nights. Low this morning of 35 & heading to the upper 60’s. #ncwx
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Jim Cantore
@JimCantoreOct 24
Much better color here! Not to mention great shot.
Warren Bingham
@warrenbinghamOct 23
An F15 Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro flies through colorful Linville Gorge near the highest elevations in the Blue Ridge. These jets on practice runs fly just over our rooftops in Blowing Rock, shortly before descending into the gorge. Photo by Max Renfro!
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The moon 🌕 this evening 😍
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Another picture perfect fall day with a high of 62 and a low of 35 here in Valle Crucis, NC. #ncwx
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Eric Webb@webberweatherOct 25
Despite what some of the usual bad actors have wanted you to believe (one example below), this year could not be a more classic east-based/traditional El Niño event. Global OLR anomalies are tracking very close to 1997-98, the gold standard for an east-based El Niño event
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Not liking this but not surprised (September was the warmest on record across the US and the 2nd warmest world wide ) October seems a bit cooler but still in record territory so in my mind with a record warm El Niño I’m expecting the trend to continue 🥵
Brad Panovich
@wxbradOct 25
Swipe ➡️ for the warmest end to October we've seen in a while 🔥🎃 1⃣ Charlotte stays in the 70s nearly every day, topping out near 80° on Nov 2 2⃣ CPC 6–10 day (Oct 30–Nov 3): Above normal across the East 3⃣ CPC 8–14 day (Nov 1–7): Still above normal — the warmth has staying power Normal highs right now: upper 60s. My forecast: upper 70s. 😎 Halloween looks warm and dry for the kiddos, and the clocks fall back Sunday morning—but the temps sure aren't. #cltwx #charlotte #ncwx #scwx #halloween #weather #wxbrad
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