Hot and humid with scattered storms...

Overnight, an intense area of storms raced through eastern NC, bringing some heavy rain and lightning in that part of the region.

Conditions should be fairly quiet this morning with temps shooting up pretty rapidly. Highs should top out in the mid to maybe upper 90s, and with very humid conditions continuing, heat index values will exceed 100 and maybe 105 at times in some spots.

As we get into this afternoon, scattered storms will likely fire, and the scattered showers and storms could continue at times into tonight. The overall atmospheric setup today is a little more favorable for some damaging winds, so I suspect some severe thunderstorms warnings will be required for some storms.

Tomorrow's forecast all depends on how quickly the next cold front scoots south through the area. For the time being, I will maintain pretty good chances for some showers and storms, but if the front were to move a little quicker than expected, the shower and storms chance would be much lower.

A fairly quiet weekend is ahead with highs in the lower 90s and slightly less humidity. The storm chance is low over the weekend as well.

Our old friend (or nemesis), the upper level ridge, will build back in next work week, meaning highs back into the mid to upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

Tropics...

The remnants of Colin continue to try and re-organize, and a recon plan will investigate the area later today if need be.