Mark, No Xpert or soothsayer here, but I think you'll be fine. This initial cold wave is somewhat of an anomaly and is really altitude dependent in terms of the snow/really cold weather. Mt.Airy can be fine or crummy, weather-wise and, some of the two lane blacktops around here have corners that don't see the sun from now until next April. I-26 up in th TN passes is beautiful but also sees some cold stuff, but I-26 running from Asheville South will be fine.

Imo, you won't need any snows...much like where you are out west, the valleys and "flats" are generally 1-3 zones warmer than any altitude and the Mtns can make their own weather. FWIW, we are zooming north to NJ/NY TurkeyWeek to see the Gang: riding on the oem 18" with the 17" snows tucked in the basement and, still for sale,lol!

I'm sure you hit the usual weather links, but here's the Weather Underground I view: it IS lower elevation oriented by me, but jes'plug in the Zip you wanna see and you'll get their best guess just like the weather liars on TV.
GL, md

Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...st?query=28786#

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