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”
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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”
Unsettled Workweek Ahead For The Western Carolinas
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone, hope your weekend has been a great one. We are about to begin a new week but unfortunately the stout heat and stifling humidity is going nowhere. What will be happening is an increased chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. An elongated trough over the northernContinue reading “Unsettled Workweek Ahead For The Western Carolinas”
Prolonged Heat Wave Possible for Western Carolinas
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”
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”
Return of the Heat Expected Next Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley We talked in detail on Friday about the short term portion of the forecast period as there is an expectation for a slow increase in shower and thunderstorm activity. Once we get past that and go into next week things look to be coming together once again for a Heat WaveContinue reading “Return of the Heat Expected Next Week”
Humidity/Storm Chances Slowly Return Late This Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning to everyone, we hope are you are prepared for the hottest day of the week coming up today. Large sprawling high pressure continues to assert itself from the Southern Plains into the Southeast. This high should continue to provide northwest flow at the surface and aloft through ThursdayContinue reading “Humidity/Storm Chances Slowly Return Late This Week”
Second Heat Wave Begins on Tuesday, Triple Digit Temperatures Possible Wednesday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday afternoon, we have a nice start to the workweek across the Western Carolinas but things will change in a big way tomorrow as the next have takes shape. We are going to have another sprawling 500mb ridge across the Southeast US moving in Tuesday and holding firm through Thursday.Continue reading “Second Heat Wave Begins on Tuesday, Triple Digit Temperatures Possible Wednesday”
Friday Morning Update; Severe Weather Today Allows For Beautiful Upcoming Weekend. Bonus Science Lesson Attached
Good Friday Morning! The MCS from yesterday left some more stable air in its wake this morning and that translates to lower dewpoints. These cold pools are fairly fragile though and with southerly flow, the dewpoints will creep back up through the day. That being said, the entire area is in a medium risk forContinue reading “Friday Morning Update; Severe Weather Today Allows For Beautiful Upcoming Weekend. Bonus Science Lesson Attached”
One Final Hot/Muggy Day Coming Friday. Afternoon and Evening Storms Expected
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley This hot and humid weather has been draining on everyone. Outdoor activities have been unpleasant for all. On Thursday we finally was able to break the cap in the atmosphere. A line of severe storms formed along the Blue Ridge and moved off into the Piedmont and into South Carolina. SomeContinue reading “One Final Hot/Muggy Day Coming Friday. Afternoon and Evening Storms Expected”