Threat of freeze coming to Western Carolinas next week

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday to everyone, We have been monitoring a pattern change for quite a while and the eventual concern for a March frost and freeze. We can now narrow this down to specific days over the next 7-10 days in which farmers, gardeners and etc… need to make preparations for belowContinue reading “Threat of freeze coming to Western Carolinas next week”

Severe Thunderstorms could impact Carolinas on Friday

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning and welcome to Meteorological Spring, Very mild weather; a staple of much of the winter continues on this first day of March. A broad Southeast US ridge continues to dominate the pattern east of the Mississippi. Meanwhile a tough is moving across the Four Corners and will intensifyContinue reading “Severe Thunderstorms could impact Carolinas on Friday”

Winter Weather Possible This Weekend Across Portions of Western North Carolina

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning, Today and the next few days are going be quite spring-like across the region but massive changes are on the way for this weekend as winter weather may impact parts of Western North Carolina. A frontal boundary will remain active as it stalls to our east on Friday.Continue reading “Winter Weather Possible This Weekend Across Portions of Western North Carolina”

Cloudy, Cool, Wet Introduction to February

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone, Another week is upon us and the start of a new month, we are going to end January on another wet, unsettled note and bring in February in much the same manner. If you look at infrared satellite imagery southwest flow aloft has distributed a lotContinue reading “Cloudy, Cool, Wet Introduction to February”

Seasonally Cold and Unsettled Pattern Coming Next Five Days

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone, We are going into the last full week of January across the Western Carolinas and we continue to see an active weather pattern across the Eastern half of the nation. An area of low pressure has passed to our north and west today dragging a lotContinue reading “Seasonally Cold and Unsettled Pattern Coming Next Five Days”

Unsettled Work Week Awaiting

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday afternoon and Happy MLK Day, After dealing with a cold but sunny weekend the next in a line of storm systems will move in across the Southeast and that will bring rounds of unsettled weather back to the Western Carolinas. As you can see on the visible satellite imagery,Continue reading “Unsettled Work Week Awaiting”

Snow Lover’s Big Question: Where’s the Snow?

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Here we are in mid-January and for the Foothills and Western Piedmont we still have not seen any legitimate winter weather threats. Of course, the mountains cashed in this weekend as a moisture enhanced northwest flow event brought accumulating snow to a lot of areas above 2500 ft elevation and theContinue reading “Snow Lover’s Big Question: Where’s the Snow?”

Fast, Mild Zonal Flow to Continue Through Current Forecast Period

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday morning to everyone, The weather across the United States is in a rut. A very fast zonal (west to east) flow is dominating the weather from coast to coast. Looking at the water vapor image above ☝️, a long line of storm systems are slamming into the West CoastContinue reading “Fast, Mild Zonal Flow to Continue Through Current Forecast Period”

Rain and Thunderstorms Likely in Carolinas For Mid-Week

Good Monday afternoon to everyone, we begin 2023 with a storm system that will impact a large part of the southeast through the midweek timeframe. A very potent upper low in the four corners will start to move northeast today crossing the Rockies. This storm system will eventually produce severe weather across the southern tierContinue reading “Rain and Thunderstorms Likely in Carolinas For Mid-Week”

Potentially Dangerous Cold Outbreak to Arrive Friday Morning

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley We have been talking about this blast of cold air for several days and we are now getting inside of 48 hours before this begins to impact Western North Carolina. This upcoming cold blast has a chance to flirt with some long standing records across the Foothills and Western Piedmont. WeContinue reading “Potentially Dangerous Cold Outbreak to Arrive Friday Morning”