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When is it Most Likely to Snow?

With the threat of snow for much of North Carolina in the forecast, we wondered how typical was the timing of this event. We often...

Winter 2012-13 Pattern Update

To this point, the winter in 2012-13 has shown some potential for sending cold and wintry weather to North Carolina but has largely failed to...

Winter 2012-13 Outlook for North Carolina

Over the past two weeks, we have covered four different winter forecasting techniques, ranging from fun traditions (the woolly worm and farmers’ almanacs) to more...

October Siberian Snowfall May Shape NC Winters

This is part three in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. Can forecasting North Carolina winter weather be improved by measuring snowfall in...

The Weather According to the Woolly Worm

This is part one in a four-part series highlighting different winter forecasting techniques. What can a caterpillar tell us about the weather? Quite a lot,...