Sylva H:63 L:38

Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy skies by the early afternoon hours; Slight chance for a shower

Cullowhee H:64 L:38

Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy skies by the early afternoon hours; Slight chance for a shower

Cashiers H:56 L:35

Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy skies by the mid afternoon hours; Slight chance for a shower

Sunny skies will eventually fill in as mostly cloudy skies engulf the region by the late afternoon hours. A light shower or two is possible before the day is over as southerly flow begins to push excess moisture into the region. The high today will not suffer from increasing clouds as it climbs into the upper 50's - low 60's. Light rain will be on and off tonight as the moisture becomes organized throughout the overnight hours with lows settling into the mid - upper 30's. Wednesday will feature light to moderate rain throughout the day as Gulf of Mexico moisture streams into the region, producing rainfall amounts near a half inch. Highs on Wednesday will reach into the low - mid 50's as cloud cover effectively caps escaping and incoming heat. Lows each night will fail to fall below freezing and hover in the upper 30's - low 40's due to dense cloud cover. Thursday will be the wettest day of the week as moderate rain continues throughout the day with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon hours; highs in the low - upper 50's. Friday will be a transition day with light rain still overhead, eventually coming to an end by the late evening hours as the low pressure system moves off to the east. As the low pressure system moves off to the east, NW flow will begin and continue for the next several days bringing cooler temps and possible snow. This cooler air will drop current temp trends around 5 or 7 degrees resulting in highs reaching into the upper 40's - low 50's and lows falling below freezing. The snow chances exist for the NW favored locations that are located in the higher elevations. This cool air will exist throughout the weekend and a few days into next week. Even though it feels like spring is in the air, winter is still far from over as we experience on and off cold blast till the middle of April. Overall...sunny becoming cloudy today, light rain Tuesday and Wednesday, moderate rain Thursday and Friday, and cooler temps Saturday.

As always LYW is "local weather for local people"

In an every expanding world with smartphones and new technology LYW is now moving in a new direction, weather text messages. This will help LYW to get available weather data when there is no computer available. We know there are various programs that cell phone services provide such as MyCast or Accuweather mobile. However we provide a local aspect that they can not. As of right now, we will provide a daily forecast through text messages by 7am every morning. Forecast will include temps, sky cover, precip, and other pertaining warnings or advisories. All you have to do is send your phone number and service provider (will not give away #'s for any reason) to localyokelweather@yahoo.com and presto! you now have daily forecast on your phone.

Each video is displayed according to date of the event. When in you tube click on the high quality to ensure a high def picture. If anyone has ideas or suggestions then please email us at localyokelweather@yahoo.com, always looking for deeper snow amounts.

10.28.08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIVKGFj-ucE

11.21.08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEGNebrwJw

12.01.08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sapc7KXNY2M

1.20.09   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UkrQFLNtgE 

4.6.09    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK2AnnWDrz0 

Cullowhee station has been installed today (2.28.10) along the Tuckasegee River near campus. A Cullowhee website will follow suite and finally capture the true variability we experience in Jackson County.