Local Yokel Weather 

Good morning folks! Smoke from the western wildfires continues to filter into the region and we'll experience another hazy day as westerly flow sets up shop across the Carolinas, ushering in smoke from the western states. Smoke/hazy conditions aside, we will begin our decline in shower coverage today (Wednesday) with sunny skies taking over today through Sunday. A cold front sweeps the region today and ushers in lower dewpoints for the area, setting the stage for Thursday to

Good morning folks! Terribly sorry for not posting a discussion yesterday. Our day long trip turned into a typical mess with numerous severe thunderstorms/standstill traffic, not providing me any time to review the models and package a forecast discussion. We'll experience another round of showers today and Tuesday as an upper level trough swings through the region, kicking out by Wednesday with a transition from southerly to northwesterly flow. This transition will usher in

Good afternoon folks! After a round of rain Friday afternoon, we'll experience even more showers and thunderstorms Saturday into Sunday, easing up a bit Monday and Tuesday and then transitioning to sunshine and lower dewpoints Wednesday into Thursday. An upper level trough will work its way through the region this weekend, exiting Monday evening and this, combined with above normal moisture levels and a frontal passage, will spark widespread showers and thunderstorms this wee

Good morning folks! We'll experience another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (Wednesday) and then coverage decreases slightly for Thursday, inching back to normal levels on Friday. The weekend is not looking great for those who want full sunshine and no rain as we expect the opposite to occur, with partly - mostly cloudy skies and shower coverage increasing Saturday into Sunday. An upper level trough and possible front will move into the region th

Good afternoon folks! We're in the thick of it now with southerly flow steadily pushing moisture into the region and we expect this setup to continue into the weekend, with a slight decrease in shower activity Thursday and Friday. The models have a better handle on the disturbance passing to our north Tuesday and it seems we'll benefit from its proximity as it sparks another round of scattered thunderstorms after midday. Scattered pop up showers develop Wednesday afternoon in