Good Monday morning to everyone, The last full week of June is here and from a weather standpoint, summer is in full blast across a significant part of the country and especially here in western North Carolina. A cold front and weak trough is moving through the Eastern US today which is lowering the humidityContinue reading “Summer Ridge locked and loaded to end June”
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Happy Days: Comfortable weather to finish out Meteorological Spring
Good Thursday to everyone! Normally when we do a blog entry it is for impactful weather events or weather that isn’t very nice overall. This is one of those exceptions though. We are currently enjoying a lot of sunshine and low humidity, which at this time of the year comes at a premium. A broadContinue reading “Happy Days: Comfortable weather to finish out Meteorological Spring”
Severe Weather threat increases for the region on Sunday (5/26/24, 5 a.m.)
Good Sunday morning to everyone, It has been a hot and muggy Memorial Day Weekend and with each passing day we have seen a few showers and thunderstorms across the Western Carolinas. Today features a better chance of storms as shortwave energy that has spawned really bad weather across the Central US will move towardContinue reading “Severe Weather threat increases for the region on Sunday (5/26/24, 5 a.m.)”
Above average temperatures expected next seven days (4/26/24, 11 pm)
Good Friday evening, The weekend is here and the weather is in transition across western North Carolina. Friday was a cool, cloudy and at times rainy day, you can thank a warm front in association to a large scale weather system in the Central US for providing the source of overrunning moisture. This warm frontContinue reading “Above average temperatures expected next seven days (4/26/24, 11 pm)”
50/50 Weekend Coming Up (4/19/24, 11 pm)
The weekend is here and for this next-to-last week of April we are going to be in a transient weather pattern. There are a lot of features at play. We first have a shortwave moving across Southern California and into the Four Corners Region of the US, to the north there is a broad troughContinue reading “50/50 Weekend Coming Up (4/19/24, 11 pm)”
Survey: What features you are looking for when you want to know the weather?
Hope all of our followers across the Western Carolinas and beyond are doing well. Foothills Action Network is always looking for ways to make our content better and easier to use. As a company we are looking at ways to restructure of our product model in the future to best fit the needs of ourContinue reading “Survey: What features you are looking for when you want to know the weather?”
Severe Weather Possible Late Tonight (4/2/24, 9 a.m.)
Good Tuesday morning to everyone, First thing you probably notice is just how warm we are to begin the day. It’s that time of the year where spring weather can bring a wild variance in weather conditions. A severe weather outbreak is on schedule from the Ohio Valley down into the Southeast US. As youContinue reading “Severe Weather Possible Late Tonight (4/2/24, 9 a.m.)”
Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorms and Potential Tornadoes in Western NC Wednesday Morning.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, between 3am and 7am, western North Carolina is bracing for a significant weather event. A powerful cold front is expected to bring a broken line of thunderstorms through the area, prompting the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) to upgrade the region to a “slight risk,” which is risk levelContinue reading “Severe Weather Alert: Thunderstorms and Potential Tornadoes in Western NC Wednesday Morning.”
March begins on a wet note, more spring showers on the way
Good Monday evening to everyone, there is a lot going on in the weather world. First, we have a low pressure running up the East Coast. Down across the Gulf Coast Region moisture is building. Here in Western North Carolina, we have been in-between these features and with the mild, early spring airmass overhead itContinue reading “March begins on a wet note, more spring showers on the way”
Time to Throw In The Towel for Snow This Winter?
Good Wednesday morning, We are entering the last full week of Meteorological Winter and for the lower elevations of western North Carolina it has been another miserable winter for snow lovers. Highly transient cold snaps with no digging shortwaves into the Southeast has yielded an unfavorable environment for winter storms. While there have been rainyContinue reading “Time to Throw In The Towel for Snow This Winter?”