Local Yokel Weather 

Good morning folks! We no longer have temps reaching the upper 80's in the forecast starting today (Monday), through at least Monday of next week. Today will be our warmest day of the week with temps reaching the mid 80's in the valleys, but scattered showers this afternoon will provide passing clouds and temporary shade to help offset some of this warmth. The remnants of Ida will move through the Eastern TN and pass nearby around noon tomorrow, exiting our region overnight i

Good morning folks! While Hurricane Ida bears down on the Louisiana coastline, making landfall sometime Sunday evening, the trend for our region is improving with each model run. As of Saturday morning the track of Ida will brings its remnants west of our region sometime Wednesday, all but ensuring the heaviest rain stays west of our region, avoiding another possible flood and high water event across SW NC. This is not set in stone but the trend is our friend and we will cont

Good morning folks! The heat continues as an upper level ridge slowly works its way west today (Thursday) through Sunday and eventually flattens or weakens by Monday or Tuesday of next week. We'll experience one more day of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, followed by some dry air working into the region on Friday that translates into lower coverage, but possibly stronger storms. Mostly sunny skies will be overhead on Friday but the dry setup takes over on

Good morning folks! The trend is our friend if you are hoping and praying for less, not more rainfall across the region, however we will pay for it with above normal temps and muggy conditions. Wednesday and Thursday keep their rain chances alive, although Thursday will produce slightly less coverage compared to Thursday. By Friday the upper level ridge will begin to flex across the Carolinas and this will be the blockade needed to keep any tropical disturbances out of the re

Good morning folks! We round out the weekend with a few rounds of rain moving through the region, one earlier this morning and a second round likely this afternoon as a disturbance tracks across the region. This is a big shift from our previous discussion, calling for ample sunshine on Sunday and although we will experience a handful of hours with sunny skies, this new wrinkle (upper level disturbance) will bring about a round of showers this afternoon. We are still on track