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Threat of freeze coming to Western Carolinas next week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday to everyone, We have been monitoring a pattern change for quite a while and the eventual concern for a March frost and freeze. We can now narrow this down to specific days over the next 7-10 days in which farmers, gardeners and etc… need to make preparations for below…
Severe Thunderstorms could impact Carolinas on Friday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning and welcome to Meteorological Spring, Very mild weather; a staple of much of the winter continues on this first day of March. A broad Southeast US ridge continues to dominate the pattern east of the Mississippi. Meanwhile a tough is moving across the Four Corners and will intensify…
A Soupy Weather Mess For Super Bowl Sunday. Final Call Snowfall Accumulation.
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Rain, Snow, Sleet….The Area’s First Winter Storm Is Shaping Up To Be Sloppy.
Good Thursday Evening. Here is an updated on the impending winter storm that is to impact our area over the weekend. This update sponsored by Mi Paloma Mexican Restaurant on Independence Blvd in Morganton. An upper level low pressure center will dive out of the Northern Rockies tomorrow and move toward the southeast US. As…
Could Super Bowl Sunday be a Super Mess? Winter Weather Update 02
Good late Wednesday Night to everyone. As you know we are watching and monitoring a complex weather setup over the upcoming weekend. There remains a ton of detail to work out but here is what we know. An upper level low pressure center will dive south into a trough that will be left behind along…
Winter Weather Possible This Weekend Across Portions of Western North Carolina
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning, Today and the next few days are going be quite spring-like across the region but massive changes are on the way for this weekend as winter weather may impact parts of Western North Carolina. A frontal boundary will remain active as it stalls to our east on Friday.…
Cloudy, Cool, Wet Introduction to February
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone, Another week is upon us and the start of a new month, we are going to end January on another wet, unsettled note and bring in February in much the same manner. If you look at infrared satellite imagery southwest flow aloft has distributed a lot…
An Active Weather Pattern Continues. Snow Is Possible but Not Probable.
Good early Saturday Morning. A bit of insomnia tonight so I’ll put it to good use and write up a brief discussion to address the rumors of snow next week. Now, I love snow more than a lot of people so full disclosure, I wish I was talking about a blizzard. I’m not though. Darn…
Seasonally Cold and Unsettled Pattern Coming Next Five Days
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone, We are going into the last full week of January across the Western Carolinas and we continue to see an active weather pattern across the Eastern half of the nation. An area of low pressure has passed to our north and west today dragging a lot…
Light Freezing Rain and Sleet Tonight & Sunday Morning
Good Saturday Morning. Clouds will increase today but it’s a nice morning out there, albeit chilly. Low pressure will move from the Gulf Coast, up the spine of the Appalachian’s Sunday. Moisture will advance north, ahead of the system and overspread the mountains predawn Sunday Morning. Temperatures across the ridgetops and some valleys will be…
Unsettled Work Week Awaiting
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday afternoon and Happy MLK Day, After dealing with a cold but sunny weekend the next in a line of storm systems will move in across the Southeast and that will bring rounds of unsettled weather back to the Western Carolinas. As you can see on the visible satellite imagery,…
Snow Lover’s Big Question: Where’s the Snow?
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Here we are in mid-January and for the Foothills and Western Piedmont we still have not seen any legitimate winter weather threats. Of course, the mountains cashed in this weekend as a moisture enhanced northwest flow event brought accumulating snow to a lot of areas above 2500 ft elevation and the…
Fast, Mild Zonal Flow to Continue Through Current Forecast Period
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday morning to everyone, The weather across the United States is in a rut. A very fast zonal (west to east) flow is dominating the weather from coast to coast. Looking at the water vapor image above ☝️, a long line of storm systems are slamming into the West Coast…
Rain and Thunderstorms Likely in Carolinas For Mid-Week
Good Monday afternoon to everyone, we begin 2023 with a storm system that will impact a large part of the southeast through the midweek timeframe. A very potent upper low in the four corners will start to move northeast today crossing the Rockies. This storm system will eventually produce severe weather across the southern tier…
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