Sunday morning Ida thoughts....

Ida is looking pretty healthy this morning and is near Category 2 hurricane strength as I am typing this. I expect strengthening to continue today. Some slow weakening will then likely occur as Ida get over cooler waters in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the system begins to feel the effect of more hostile upper level winds.

I think there is a good chance Ida comes ashore somewhere between southeastern Louisiana and the extreme western Florida panhandle.

It gets interesting after that up the I-85 corridor from Georgia through the Carolinas. It sure looks like this area will have the potential for heavy rains as Ida interacts with a storm system approaching from the west. It is too soon for the details to be clear, but the potential is there for several inches of rain along the I-85 corridor.

A lot of modeling then bombs out what was once Ida as an extra-tropical system just off of the Outer Banks. This would provide gales for portions of the eastern Seaboard, and could give the interior Carolinas a very chilly, showery day behind the main system.

Interesting system.......I will have a new edition of the video and lots more information posted early Monday morning.....

Excellent weekend weather....

More discussion about Ida's future in today's video, which has some possible influences on the Carolinas. I also look at our weather overall for the next couple of weeks, including some fantastic weekend weather.

Ida in the tropics...Fantastic weather here...

I take a detailed look at Ida this morning, plus what lies ahead in the weather for the Carolinas.



We will see plentiful sunshine today and right on through the weekend as well. Highs today will be in the mid 60s for most, and it will be a bit breezy this afternoon. Tomorrow and Saturday will feature low to mid 60s, then lower 70s Sunday.

Nights will remain chilly with lows in the 30s through the weekend. It looks cold enough for at least some frost tonight and again tomorrow night.

Our next chance of rain will come Tuesday into Wednesday next week as a cold front picks up whatever becomes of Ida and pulls moisture up our way.

Speaking of Ida, the system became a hurricane this morning and is making landfall in Central America today. The system will likely get out over the very warm western Caribbean Sea waters by this weekend, and there is a decent chance this could re-strengthen into a formidable tropical system.

Whatever becomes of Ida will likely eventually make landfall on the Gulf coast next week, but the system would likely weaken before that eventual landfall due to cooler Gulf of Mexico water temps.

Terrific November Weather...

Excellent November weather continues through the weekend. I also look at possible tropical issues in the Caribbean and the possible effects on the Southeast.

Quiet weather....

Tranquil and cool weather this week....I also look down the road for the next couple of weeks in today's video....

Tricky weekend forecast....but a treat of a forecast next week....

Sorry for the horrible play on words above... In today's video, I take a look at the monster storm system still impacting a lot of folks today. I also discuss how it will impact our weather this weekend, and some nice Autumn weather on tap next week.

Nice Thursday....

A powerhouse storm system is impacting the nation's midsection today. I take a look at that in today's video, plus its impacts in the Carolinas.