Good Wednesday evening, Foothills Action Network is excited to present the 2024-25 Winter Outlook. You can watch a video version of it right here and below are images from the presentation that you can scroll through. Our weather team will do a Facebook Live this weekend to go into further detail and answer viewer questions.Continue reading “2024-25 Winter Outlook”
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Arctic Blast and Dry Weather Expected After Thanksgiving as Western North Carolina Continues to Recover from Hurricane Helene
As we continue the recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene here in Western North Carolina, residents should prepare for a dramatic shift in weather conditions. A significant blast of cold, arctic-like air is set to sweep across the eastern United States following Thanksgiving, bringing much colder temperatures and drier conditions to our region. 6–10 Day TemperatureContinue reading “Arctic Blast and Dry Weather Expected After Thanksgiving as Western North Carolina Continues to Recover from Hurricane Helene”
Southeast Fetch to Develop Monday Ahead of Next Warmup
Good Saturday afternoon to everyone, We are enjoying a nice weekend for early November standards. Clouds this morning have broken up and provided a good bit of sunshine across western North Carolina. Temperatures are in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s, slightly above normal for the time of the year. High pressure located over NewContinue reading “Southeast Fetch to Develop Monday Ahead of Next Warmup”
High Impact Weather Update #3: Significant Flooding and Wind Damage Possible From Helene. 5:00pm Update
High Impact Weather Briefing Tropical Storm HeleneForecast for North Carolina FoothillsUpdated: 5:00pm Tuesday 9/24/24Valid: Tonight – 9pm Friday Key Messages for Tropical Storm Helene: Potential Hazards: Forecast Rainfall (Tuesday – Friday Night): Flash Flood Potential: Wind Forecast (Thursday Evening – Friday Night): Risk Assessment (Thursday – Saturday): Flood Watch vs. Warning: Hazard Timelines:
Tropical Trouble Could Spread Tropical Rains Into The Foothills Late Week
High pressure to our West is currently in control of our weather across Western North Carolina. Over the next couple of days a series of weak disturbances will traverse the area, bringing with them the chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. By late week a cold front will move into the area andContinue reading “Tropical Trouble Could Spread Tropical Rains Into The Foothills Late Week”
(9/19/24, 12 pm) Beautiful weekend on tap with above normal temperatures
Good Thursday afternoon, After dealing with a lot of unsettled weather over the past week, we have a nice change of pace coming as high pressure will slide in delivering a perfect late-September weekend for western North Carolina. It really starts today as skies are clearing and we are warming up from the cool, wetContinue reading “(9/19/24, 12 pm) Beautiful weekend on tap with above normal temperatures”
(9/17/24, 9 am) Showers to persist across Western North Carolina next 24-36 hours
Good Tuesday morning, We continue to watch a weather system that originated off the Carolina coastline and has moved into Western North Carolina over the past 24 hours. You can see on the first visible satellite images of the day, a spin in the mid levels of the atmosphere located over Upstate South Carolina andContinue reading “(9/17/24, 9 am) Showers to persist across Western North Carolina next 24-36 hours”
(9/16/24, 12:30 pm) PTC 8 to bring significant rainfall to region next 48 hours
Good Monday afternoon to everyone, Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 is coming ashore along the Carolina coastline here at the noon hour. This feature never organized into a true tropical cyclone as a frontal boundary remains entangled in the mid level dynamics driving this system. Regardless of whether it had a name or not…the impacts areContinue reading “(9/16/24, 12:30 pm) PTC 8 to bring significant rainfall to region next 48 hours”
(9/15/24, 4 pm) Coastal Low to Spread Moisture Across North Carolina
Good Sunday afternoon, Never a dull moment for us trying to forecast the weather across North Carolina. That said, we appear to have increasing support that a coastal low will help throw Atlantic moisture back across the western 2/3rds of North Carolina. We have a very complex weather pattern across the Eastern United States andContinue reading “(9/15/24, 4 pm) Coastal Low to Spread Moisture Across North Carolina”
More Bark than Bite: Clouds may dominate the region over next 48 hours
Good Wednesday evening, A very nice weather pattern has taken over the region but over the next 48 hours, a subtle change in the atmosphere may result in more threatening skies…but not yielding much in the way of precipitation. Tonight on the IR satellite image you can see a bunch of mid and high levelContinue reading “More Bark than Bite: Clouds may dominate the region over next 48 hours”