Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley, Good Friday evening to everyone. The weekend is here and so is the heat for the Western Carolinas! We got a taste of that today in the Foothills and Piedmont as temperatures were widespread in the lower 90’s. As you can see on the water vapor image the jet stream isContinue reading “Prolonged Heat Wave Possible for Western Carolinas”
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Storm Chances Abundant Through Thursday, Weekend Heat Follows
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday evening to everyone, a typical summer pattern continues here across the Western Carolinas. Today we have seen scattered thunderstorm coverage as an upper feature moved in from the west, we are going to continue to see that over the next few days. a ridge at 500 mb is bakingContinue reading “Storm Chances Abundant Through Thursday, Weekend Heat Follows”
Weekend Weather Blog: Slow Return of Humidity and Precipitation Chances
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Friday to everyone, the weekend is upon us and you are probably wanting to know how the weather may impact your plans? First off we are in pretty good shape across the Western Carolinas as warm but tolerable air (in terms of humidity) is overhead the region. Temperatures for FridayContinue reading “Weekend Weather Blog: Slow Return of Humidity and Precipitation Chances”
Scattered to Numerous Storms Expected Wednesday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday evening to everyone…hope you have had a great day. The weather was quite honestly one of the nicest days we have had in a while. Tempertatures were close to normal and we have remained dry. That will change though over the next 12-24 hours. A cold front is slidingContinue reading “Scattered to Numerous Storms Expected Wednesday”
Pattern Change To Begin Overnight
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday evening to everyone. We have been in the grip of a hot, sultry airmass this week with daily thunderstorm opportunities. Today’s storm coverage hasn’t been as extensive as compared to previous days We are starting to undergo a pattern change here in North Carolina as 500mb ridging has givenContinue reading “Pattern Change To Begin Overnight”
Active Thunderstorm Pattern to Continue Through Late Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday evening, for the second day in a row our region has been in the epicenter of numerous severe thunderstorms. Burke County was hit particularly hard tonight by some damaging winds in eastern sections of the county. We look to repeat the pattern again tomorrow as the Carolinas is onContinue reading “Active Thunderstorm Pattern to Continue Through Late Week”
Summer Heat, Humidity and Storms Locked In
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday to everyone! It’s a busy weekend across the region with Fourth of July celebrations. The weather is fully in the holiday spirit as well. Hot, Muggy conditions across a large portion of the United States. As we go through the rest of the holiday season and beyond we areContinue reading “Summer Heat, Humidity and Storms Locked In”
Thunderstorm Coverage Peaks This Afternoon, Less Humid Air Moves In For Tuesday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday morning, a frontal boundary is impacting the region today. We already have some rain showers this morning across the Foothills. Our front will continue to slowly move Southeast today and dependent on how much instability we have, thunderstorms will form this afternoon and early this evening. There is notContinue reading “Thunderstorm Coverage Peaks This Afternoon, Less Humid Air Moves In For Tuesday”
Muggy Weekend Coming Up, Storm Chances Increase by Monday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Friday evening to everyone, hope your weekend is off to a great start. Lets talk about the weather for the upcoming weekend along with the next weather feature expected on Monday. There is a 500mb ridge located to our west and that is forcing northwest winds across Western North CarolinaContinue reading “Muggy Weekend Coming Up, Storm Chances Increase by Monday”
Drought Conditions Impacting Western Piedmont
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Thursday morning to everyone, It has been a dry stretch of weather recently and with two heat waves it has done an efficient job and drying out the ground once again. The drought monitor was updated earlier this morning and the “Abnormally Dry” category has reappeared across the Western Piedmont.Continue reading “Drought Conditions Impacting Western Piedmont”