I have been competing in the Weather Challenge every semester. UNCA placed 20th in the Nation, 5 spots ahead of NC State and 10 spots ahead of UNC Charlotte. UNCA has the Tobacco Trophy back this semester. While the regular season has ended, the WxChallenge is not over for some of UNCA’s top forecasters. Participants who forecasted in both the Fall and Spring contests are eligible for the Individual Tournament, which features: No additional cost to participate Awards for the top four...

2-23-26 at 9:40 a.m. Light blowing snow with flurries still happening. Close to an inch of snow, which is light and fluffy. Temperature: 20.1 degrees, winds NW at 3 (not getting accurate, because parked close to my apartment building and gusts have been quite strong between 24 and 40 mph from the NNW), Humidity: 75%, Barometer: 941.4 mb, Dew point: 13.5 degrees. Roads wet and able to travel.

February 20, 2026 I didn't notice this when driving back to SC this past weekend. When I got to my friend's house, he said that all of social media was talking about these circles. It's nothing meteorological, but it was from a high-altitude F-16 fighter jet from the USAF conducting high-altitude reconnaissance training exercises.