Back at it...more heat and storms....

Had a good few days off over the past several days to step away from things for a bit and enjoy some down time. My family and I went down to Charleston, South Carolina and spent several days. Truly a beautiful city. Tons of sights to see, lots to do, and some great beaches. We really had a nice time.

Back in the saddle at the big 14 this morning, and our forecast today will be very similar to what we have seen the past few days. Hot and humid conditions with NC Piedmont highs in the low to mid 90s. Columbia, SC might very well hit 100 degrees for the third consecutive day.

Like we have seen over the past few days, we will likely have some scattered strong to severe storms fire later today. The storms will be prolific lightning producers, and again some damaging winds will be possible.

Tomorrow will likely feature a little greater coverage of showers and storms as a weakening cold front scoot just to the north of the region. Highs will be close to 90 in many Piedmont spots.

The seven day outlook is very summer-like with highs in the lower 90s, lows in the lower 70s, and at least some chance on a daily basis for some afternoon and evening storms.

Tropics...A little low pressure 1100 miles or so east of the Lesser Antilles has some chance of becoming a tropical depression...however, the upper level environment will become more hostile around the system tomorrow.