Fantastic weekend weather...

A much drier airmass is blowing in today on west winds that are gusty at times. A Lake Wind Advisory is in effect for a good chunk of western North and South Carolina. Highs will top out in the 70s with lots of sun.

The weather this weekend will be fantastic with a sunny sky, 70s for highs, and 40s for lows. That also means great weather for the races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the high school football games this evening, and any of the college football games across the region Saturday.

Next week....

A sharp cold front will slice through later Tuesday or early Wednesday. With the front will come some rain and storm chances, and behind the front, the chilliest air so far this season will flow in. Highs Thursday and Friday will likely struggle to reach the lower side of the 60s in the Piedmont with morning lows well down into the 30s by Friday morning.

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Fall Foliage

Here are some pictures of some of the brilliant fall foliage up in the North Carolina mountains. I took these pictures Monday afternoon from the Blue Ridge Parkway/ Grandfather Mountain area.

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Scattered showers and storms...

A cold front is approaching the region today and will bring scattered showers and storms today and into tonight. Highs today should top out in the 70s for most Piedmont locations.

A few storms today could be strong to severe due to the amount of upper level dynamics that will be swinging through.

Behind the front, we will dry things out tomorrow with lots of afternoon sun and much lower humidity. Highs will be in the 70s.

Some fantastic weekend weather is on tap with 40s for lows, 70s for highs, and tons of sun.

A sharp cold front will slide through by Tuesday night next week, and behind it, I still expect a pretty chilly airmass to arrive for the second half of next work week.

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One system exits today, antoher front due in tomorrow...

The day began with some areas of heavy rain as well as some lightning and thunder across parts of the Piedmont. However, that storm system is departing, and most of us should have a dry afternoon with at least a bit of sun possible.

A cold front drops in tomorrow and will bring the chance of some scattered showers and storms tomorrow and tomorrow night, but behind that front, look for excellent weather Friday afternoon through Monday with 70s for highs, 40s for lows, and lots of sun.

A still expect a sharp cold front to pass through during the middle part of next week, and behind it, the chilliest air thus far this season will be in place by Thursday and Friday.

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Periods of rain...

A feed of deep tropical moisture continues to be aimed directly at the region over the next 24 hours, and the result will be periods of rain and cool, breezy conditions. In many Piedmont spots, temps will just hover around the lower 60s today...even dipping into the upper 50s this afternoon in some areas.

Intervals of rain will continue tonight into tomorrow morning before an area of low pressure slowly pulls away.

A cold front will sweep in late Thursday and bring in another shot of showers and a few storms. Behind that front, fantastic weather will settle in for Friday and the weekend with sun, 70s for highs, and 40s for lows.

Next week...

As of now, it looks like a sharp cold front will move through around Wednesday. Behind that front next week, a nice shot of chilly air will likely arrive....probably the coldest air thus far this season.

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Rain will spread in...

It was very interesting to watch the tight little area of low pressure move inland into Florida yesterday. The NHC decided not to pull the trigger on giving this a name, but I think if you ask the folks along the Florida coast, especially close to the Space Coast, they would tell you this had the look and feel of a landfalling tropical system.

The low pressure area is still very well defined, sitting over north Florida this morning. Rain is spreading northward and will likely spread into southern parts of NC later today. From there, everybody will get into the rain chances later tonight through tomorrow.

The modeling is in poor agreement regarding amounts of rain across the region, but I think the overall idea of some nice, soaking rains is the way to go. It will also be pretty breezy tomorrow.

A cold front will sweep through later Thursday, and the weather right now looks fantastic Friday through the weekend....good news for all of the activities out at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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