[at-l] western NC this morning

[The Weathercarrot]

A classic late fall inversion pattern today in the southern Appalachians. 
For example,  the 19-degree difference this morning between Banner Elk and 
Beech Mtn, 26 in Banner Elk and 45 atop Beech Mountain, separated by only a 
few miles and about 1,300 vertical feet.  In this pattern the peaks have a 
relatively small temperature differential from morning to afternoon (about 
10-13 degrees) while many of the valleys can have as much as a 350-50 degree 
rise from morning low to afternoon high. Oconaluftee in the Smokies and West 
Jefferson in Ashe county are most known for this phenomenon. The pattern 
should last through the weekend.

wc

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