Windy midweek
A front is coming through and ahead of it are some serious winds. Via the NWS:
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM HUMID AIR AND VERY
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE LAYER WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS ON WEDNESDAY.
And the official outlook:
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 17 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Mid week weather
Quite windy Tuesday with a pretty good chance of rain Tuesday night and Thursday.
Via NWS:
Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind between 11 and 16 mph.
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts […]
Weekend weather
Via the NWS:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near […]
Weather links
Why not weather links?
• Intellicast’s Big Radar
• NWS Carrboro — scroll down for current conditions at Horace Williams
• Wunderground Carrboro — scroll down for local weather reporting sites
• Durham Orange Doppler vial WRAL
Update: Snowing started around 2:10 in the p.m. Too warm to stick, but that might change. There’s a cold nose edging into our […]
Adams Tract walk
Here on the southside, just a little rain. Things may or may not be something.
Thinking about taking that Adams Tract hike with Ken.
Via The Citizen
I relish the winter woods; there is much to see, many subtleties of interest and beauty that are masked in the summer by dense foliage. The varied terrain of bare trees […]
Winter storm warning
Thursday Fizzled, but Saturday is looking like the real thing.
Begin panic shopping.
Via NWS:
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST BY SUNDAY.
Snow, ice and then the temps to keep it all frozen.
Handy list to follow:
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
(919) 967-8211 www.chccs.k12.nc.us
Orange County Schools - […]
Midweek weather
Rain likely. Via NWS:
Today: A chance of showers, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an […]
Weekend weather
Cold now, but warmer weather headed our way soon with temps in the upper 60s by Tuesday.
Via NWS:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.
Saturday Night: […]
Red Flag Warning
What do you get with high winds and very dry conditions?
Answer is a Red Flag Warning. No fire folks.
Via NWS:
…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON…
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF COLD AIR…BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 […]
Possible snow on Tuesday, Wednesday
New Year’s Day will be another lovely one like today. Great for a reflective walk if you’re into that kind of thing.
But later in the evening, some Flurries may come a creeping in. A lot more snow predicted for out west, natch.
Via NWS:
Tuesday Night: A chance of flurries after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low […]
OWASA confirms it was a good rain
I think we pretty much knew it was, but here’s the stats from OWASA this am.
University Lake, the Cane Creek Reservoir, and the Quarry Reservoir currently contain 1.587 billion gallons of water, which is 44.6% of their capacity
Estimated Days of Water Supply remaining: 235 days (about […]
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