Heat slowly builds....

Very warm conditions will be with us today through the weekend. Highs today around the Piedmont will top out in the upper 80s to around 90, then look for low to mid 90s tomorrow and Sunday. Not only will be be fairly hot, it is going to remain quite humid, so this will have the look and feel of a mid-Summer weekend.

If you are heading out of town this weekend, first of all, remember you can check out the mountain and coastal pages of my site on the left. Lots of good information there. For the coast, a pretty good beach weekend is on tap. Highs will be well up into the 80s, and locations outside of the Outer Banks could even touch 90 either weekend day. A few PM storms will be possible through the weekend, but they will be hit and miss.

Up in the mountains, look for some scattered afternoon storms with highs in the 80s.

It still appears we will get a break from this weekend's heat and humidity as we roll into Monday and Tuesday. Highs will back down toward the mid 80s, and the humidity levels will be noticeably lower.

Some shower and storm chances look to return for the second half of the work week.

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More of the same...

Wash, rinse, and repeat....the same general forecast ideas are holding steady around the region. We remain in a very warm and humid pattern, and highs today and tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to near 90 in many spots. Both today and tomorrow we will again see scattered showers and storms fire during the afternoon hours, and a couple of storms could be strong to severe.

Any storm is fair game to produce locally heavy rain and frequent lightning. Like we have seen over the past few days, some localized flash flooding issues could arise.

Over the weekend, we will ratchet the heat up a few ticks....lower 90s Saturday and some mid 90s appearing Sunday. The overall number of showers and storms will likely decrease a bit over the weekend, but the storms that do form could pack a punch.

It still looks like we might get a bit of a break from the heat and humidity Monday and Tuesday with some 80s for highs and considerably lower levels of humidity.

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Summer-like pattern...

We have settled into a summer-like pattern around our region with warm and humid conditions and daily chances of scattered showers and storms....especially during the afternoon and evening hours. This general pattern will persist right through the weekend as well.

Highs today will be in the mid 80s, then look for upper 80s tomorrow with highs approaching 90 Friday through the weekend.
Another feature of our current pattern is the potential for big complexes of storms, called MCS's, to develop over the Midwest and drop southeastward in our direction. This will be a possibility, especially Friday and the weekend. As I am typing this morning, there is a big MCS impacting Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and we have to be wary of one of those dropping in bring a windy band of storms racing through.

Here is a radar snapshot of this morning's activity in the Midwest....

It appears there is at least some chance of slightly cooler, drier air briefly settling in here early next work week.

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Some showers and storms again today...

Memorial Day wound up being wet and storm across much of the Piedmont. Quite a few spots wound up with over an inch of rain, and some localized spots say significantly more than that.

Overnight last night, an area of rain and storms developed in South Carolina and lifted right through the Charlotte metro and into southern Davidson, Randolph, and Montgomery counties over toward the RDU region. Some of the rain was quite heavy, and some localized flooding issues developed.

Today, look for scattered showers and storms with highs in the low to mid 80s. Again, some locally heavy rain is possible.

We are settling into a summer-like pattern with warm and humid conditions and a daily chance of mainly afternoon storms. Highs will be getting warmer...upper 80s to even some lower 90s to end the work week and into the upcoming weekend.

Tropical Season Here...

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today. There are no immediate signs of tropical development around the Atlantic Basin.

As the season unfolds, I will have plenty of tropical information here for you on my site. I will also cut special tropical videos as systems warrant. Also, be sure to check out the 'Tropical Weather' section of the page. I will be adding to that section as we go ahead in time....

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Some showers and storms for Memorial Day...

An upper level low is over northern Alabama this morning and will continue trekking slowly eastward. Tomorrow, a weak cold front will approach from the northwest. The result of all of this will be good shower and storm chances for the interior Carolinas the next couple of days. If you are beach bound, I think most coastal locations get away with a dry Memorial Day.

For the Piedmont, today will be warm and muggy, and as the day unfolds, a good number of showers and storms are likely in around the area. Lots of folks obviously have outdoor plans for Memorial Day, and the good news is that it will not rain all day. However, odds are your back yard will get wet at some point. Also, please remember that you need to head inside when you hear thunder...and that means if you are on the lake, you need to be prepared to get off the water quickly if a storm approaches. Highs today will be in the lower 80s.

Tomorrow will also feature good shower and storm chances with highs in the low to mid 80s.

The heat will crank up a bit by Wednesday. In fact, I anticipate a lot of highs in the lower 90s for the rest of the week, and each afternoon will feature at least some chance for a few showers or storms.

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