Drier air on our doorstep....

Above is today's edition of the Carolina Weather Video.

We had some active storms move through the region yesterday afternoon, and some reports of severe weather occurred in portions of the Carolinas. See the video above for the map of yesterday's storm reports.

A cold front will slide through the region today, and that front will spark scattered showers and storms around the Piedmont through the afternoon hours. A few strong to severe storms are possible, but on the other hand, not everybody will see the rain today. Highs will be in the mid 80s for most.

That front is the leading edge of some drier air that will settle in tonight. The sky will clear out tonight and lows will drop into the upper 50s to lower 60s.

Beautiful weather is on tap tomorrow with lots of sun, highs in the low to mid 80s, and much lower levels of humidity. Enjoy!

I am going to maintain the dry forecast for Sunday. However, as I have been mentioning all week, I can't rule out a shower or two somewhere in the Carolinas from a decaying complex of storms that will likely develop tomorrow in the Ohio Valley.

Monday and Tuesday look quite warm with highs in the upper 80s....some backyard thermometers could hit 90. And, beginning Tuesday, I will being back in the chance of some afternoon storms.

Enjoy the weekend.....

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Tropical Depression One

TD 1 formed in the western Atlantic. This is our little low pressure area that skirted the Outer Banks yesterday. This looks to head out to see and not bother much land.

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Scattered showers and storms...changes ahead....

Above is today's edition of the Carolina Weather Video.

We remain in a humid airmass that will promote the development of scattered showers and storms again today. Like we have seen the past several days, some locally heavy rain will occur in form of the showers and storms, and a couple of strong to severe storms can't be rule out. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s around the region.

A cold front, which marks the leading edge of some drier air, will move through the region tomorrow. The precise timing of that front is still in question, but it still looks like we could see some scattered storms mainly tomorrow afternoon. Again, some strong storms are possible wherever they develop. Highs will be in the mid 80s.

That drier air will give us a dry Saturday with highs well up into the 80s. I have maintained a dry forecast for Sunday, but we still need to keep the possibility open that a complex of storms, that will develop over the Ohio Valley, could race southeast toward our area by Sunday afternoon. Odds are we remain dry, but I can't rule out that possibility.

As we get back into next work week, temps will be in the mid to upper 80s for highs, and we will bring back the chance of a few afternoon storms each day.

On another note, I was glad to see my Red Wings advance to the Cup finals. Chicago is a great team, but they still are a tad young....they will be back. And the Canes had a great playoff run...sad to see that end, but I think their tank was just about empty after two 7 game series.

Gotta love the Stanley Cup playoffs!

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