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”
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(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”
(9/13/24, 5 pm) Dry air winning the battle of the airmasses
Good Friday afternoon, When you look at the visible satellite this afternoon, you have the leftovers of Francine located in Arkansas and some moisture trying to organize off the North Carolina Coastline. western North Carolina is essentially stuck in-between the two features leaving the region shrouded in clouds. Normally, a decaying tropical cyclone located toContinue reading “(9/13/24, 5 pm) Dry air winning the battle of the airmasses”
Cloudy Days Ahead: Francine + Old Front = Unsettled Pattern. Tropical development Carolina Coastline this weekend?
Good Wednesday afternoon to everyone, After having an extended period of calm weather across North Carolinas, things are in the process of changing and we look to be entering into an extended period of unsettled weather across our local area and all of the Southeast US. Hurricane Francine in on approach to the Louisiana CoastlineContinue reading “Cloudy Days Ahead: Francine + Old Front = Unsettled Pattern. Tropical development Carolina Coastline this weekend?”
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”
Below normal temperatures to invade the Carolinas this week, rain is possible at times
Good Sunday evening, We hope your Labor Day weekend is off to a great start. A lot of the region has been impacted by showers and thunderstorms today. That is due to a trough and strong backdoor cold front that will move through the Carolinas over the next 24 hours. The trough, as it slidesContinue reading “Below normal temperatures to invade the Carolinas this week, rain is possible at times”
Hot 48 hours coming up, some records are at risk. Active storms expected this weekend
Good Tuesday afternoon to everyone, late summer weather can feature some wild swings. Last week we have cool mornings and comfortable afternoons, this week we are looking at high heat and then the chance for thunderstorms. High pressure aloft is moving east today and will establish itself overhead the Southeast U.S. during the next 48Continue reading “Hot 48 hours coming up, some records are at risk. Active storms expected this weekend”
Pleasant Weekend Ahead as Return of Summer Begins
Good Friday afternoon, Hope everyone is doing well across the region. The weather this week has been magnificent as a taste of early fall weather moved in to the Carolinas. Afternoon temperatures in the 70’s with refreshing morning lows in the lower-to-mid 50’s. All good things must come to an end as the trough acrossContinue reading “Pleasant Weekend Ahead as Return of Summer Begins”
Faux Fall Weather Coming to North Carolina Next Week
Good Saturday afternoon to everyone, Mid-August weather is well known for its transitional nature here across North Carolina as we are on the latter end of summer and occasionally we get teases of more comfortable early fall-like weather. We like to call it “Faux Fall”…because we know just the slightest shift in winds can bringContinue reading “Faux Fall Weather Coming to North Carolina Next Week”