By: Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday afternoon to everyone, If you have been paying close attention to social media in the past few days, a lot of talk in the weather world has been focused around a tropical wave that has now exited off the coast of western Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean.Continue reading “Invest 97L designated off African Coast, gradual development expected over next 7 days”
Tag Archives: August
Faux Fall Weather Coming to North Carolina Next Week
Good Saturday afternoon to everyone, Mid-August weather is well known for its transitional nature here across North Carolina as we are on the latter end of summer and occasionally we get teases of more comfortable early fall-like weather. We like to call it “Faux Fall”…because we know just the slightest shift in winds can bringContinue reading “Faux Fall Weather Coming to North Carolina Next Week”
Tropics to awaken as the month of August begins?
Good Friday afternoon, After dealing with Hurricane Beryl earlier this month the tropics have been very quiet as we are dealing with Saharan Dust and a global teleconnection that generally does not favor tropical weather development. Could that be on the verge of changing? Some model guidance is suggesting that the first of August couldContinue reading “Tropics to awaken as the month of August begins?”
Summer’s Last Stand?: Above Normal Temperatures to Build Next 7 Days
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Thursday afternoon to everyone, a couple days ago we had a blog piece “Lazy Hazy Days of Late August” where we went into detail about how things may warm up here in the last week of the month. Confidence on that is increasing daily that we will see another warmContinue reading “Summer’s Last Stand?: Above Normal Temperatures to Build Next 7 Days”
Cloudy and Unsettled Times Ahead
Good Monday evening, a cold front is moving through the region tonight along with low pressure at the mid levels of the atmosphere. As the front gets to our south overnight a wind shift over to the northeast will bring cooler, cloudy and a times damp conditions for sections of the Western Carolinas. By tomorrowContinue reading “Cloudy and Unsettled Times Ahead”
Summer of Sweat: Have We Experienced the Worst of It?
I think if you ask anybody from around the Western Carolinas the big weather story this summer has been the humidity. Yes, it’s been hot but it seems like the mugginess of the air has been relentless for quite a while. Outdoor workers could attest to that more than anyone. Honestly there is a goodContinue reading “Summer of Sweat: Have We Experienced the Worst of It?”
Hotter, Somewhat Drier Start to August
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday evening to everyone, a new month is here and we are throwing a few changes into the weather pattern. First off the active last seven days brought a lot of rain to some in the region, we’ll have more on that in a separate blog post tomorrow. But anywayContinue reading “Hotter, Somewhat Drier Start to August”