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”

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”

Cold Christmas Week For Western North Carolina as Major Storm System Impacts the Eastern US

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Sunday evening to everyone…we have an important blog update on the upcoming Christmas week and weather impacts here in Western North Carolina. Here’s a look at updated information on the big storm system expected for later this and the resulting arctic blast expected for the Christmas Holiday. A few daysContinue reading “Cold Christmas Week For Western North Carolina as Major Storm System Impacts the Eastern US”

Sustained Cold Pattern Incoming For Second Half of December

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday afternoon, some huge changes are coming in the weather world later this week and we appear to be heading toward a long stretch of cold weather as we near the Christmas holiday. 🎄🥶 The pattern changer begins with our large upper level system that will move east bringing heavyContinue reading “Sustained Cold Pattern Incoming For Second Half of December”

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”

Prolonged Cloudy and Wet Pattern To Break Down Next 24 Hours

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley This past week has been rough if you are one who relies on nice weather for your job, to spend free time outdoors or even for your mental health…it’s been a long stretch of cloudy, wet, cool conditions. The good news today is that we are going to finally see aContinue reading “Prolonged Cloudy and Wet Pattern To Break Down Next 24 Hours”