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”
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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”
Rain Showers to Return Across Western North Carolina over Next 24 Hours. Some Light Freezing Rain Possible Along Parkway
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning to all. We are looking at another seasonally cold day across Western North Carolina as we transition toward our next weather system. Through the lower portions of the atmosphere, a weak high pressure to our north continues to drain cold, dry air in on northeast winds. That willContinue reading “Rain Showers to Return Across Western North Carolina over Next 24 Hours. Some Light Freezing Rain Possible Along Parkway”
Significant Rainfall Expected Mid-Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday afternoon to everyone. Sunshine has returned to the region after a long stretch of cloudy, wet and chilly days. The sun will appear again on Tuesday but changes will quickly occur for the midweek timeframe. A large storm system back over the Western US will cross the Rockies andContinue reading “Significant Rainfall Expected Mid-Week”
Where o’ Where Has The Sunshine Gone?
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Thursday morning. We are in a stuck weather pattern right now, sunshine has been very little over the past several days and we are starting your Thursday much the same. So, what is causing this? Basically the Southeast US is caught in a conveyor belt between height patterns located overContinue reading “Where o’ Where Has The Sunshine Gone?”
Showers and Some Thunderstorms Possible Late Tonight and Wednesday Morning. Severe Weather Risk Is Limited
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday morning to everyone, our next weather system is organizing and will come our way in the next 12-24 hours bringing another round of rainfall to the Western Carolinas. A look at the water vapor image this morning shows a trough moving east of the Rockies later today, strong windsContinue reading “Showers and Some Thunderstorms Possible Late Tonight and Wednesday Morning. Severe Weather Risk Is Limited”