Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley The stagnant, moist and stormy pattern of July and the first week of August is coming to an end! Water Vapor imagery shows a distinctive cold front dropping to the southeast. By this weekend, a trough will settle in across the Eastern US setting up a less humid weekend for theContinue reading “One Last Day Of Storms, Less Humid Weekend On The Way”
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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?”
Bermuda High Continues to Dominate Weather Pattern
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday afternoon to everyone. We are stuck in a persistent warm, moist and stormy weather pattern across Western North Carolina here in early August. You can say thanks to the pesky Bermuda High for keeping us in this pattern. Southeast flow off the Atlantic Ocean continues to pump abundant moistureContinue reading “Bermuda High Continues to Dominate Weather Pattern”
July Rainfall Summary
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley July was a wet month for the Western half of North Carolina. After dealing with extended dry weather in the month of June and a “flash drought” onset, the region made up some ground by getting in on a near daily pattern of afternoon thunderstorms. Early in the month of JuneContinue reading “July Rainfall Summary”
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”
Flash Flood Threat to Persist Next 24-48 Hours
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Our region has seen locally heavy rainfall throughout the entire week but here on Saturday night we are experiencing our first widespread rain from this frontal system and quite honestly for the first time this summer. Thunderstorms began to intensify along the blue ridge around 5 o’clock today, that along withContinue reading “Flash Flood Threat to Persist Next 24-48 Hours”
Scattered to Numerous Thunderstorms Expected This Weekend
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Friday morning to everyone, the stagnant weather pattern that we have experienced this week begins to change a little bit starting today. The one constant is that we continue to have abundant tropical moisture across the Southeast US and it’s in no hurry to move out thanks in part toContinue reading “Scattered to Numerous Thunderstorms Expected This Weekend”
Heavy Rain Threat to Persist for Tennessee Valley/Southern Appalachians the Rest of This Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday evening, the synoptic weather pattern across the Eastern US is truly stuck in a rut. Which honestly for late July isn’t that big of an anomaly. The jet stream is at its furthest point north that you will see during the year. Of course as a result…. hot, humid,Continue reading “Heavy Rain Threat to Persist for Tennessee Valley/Southern Appalachians the Rest of This Week”
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”