Silver Meteor

Saved by the clouds ... yesterday's high was 89.6F. Today, after an overnight low of 68F we're barely making it to only 80F.

Ocean City, NJ beach cam at pier. Good sized waves. https://www.livebeaches.com/webcams/14th-street-fishing-pier-beach-cam-in-ocean-city-nj/

The Outer Banks are going to get whacked. Thank god they're not going to take a direct hit. Always a gamble out there. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 15 to 20+ feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...The beaches from Duck to Ocracoke. * WHEN...From noon Tuesday to midnight EDT Friday night. * IMPACTS...Extreme beach and coastal damage is likely along the oceanside, resulting in a significant threat to life and property. Large dangerous waves will likely inundate and destroy protective dune structures. Severe flooding will likely extend inland from the waterfront causing flooding of many homes and businesses with some structural damage possible. Numerous roads will likely be impassable under several feet of water and vehicles will likely be submerged. Actions will need to be taken to protect life and property. Very dangerous swimming and surfing conditions expected, as well as the wave action resulting in significant beach erosion.

Here in Greenville, N.C. the temperature has been in the 80s for several days which would normally be nice but the humidity, omg! Scrolling through the airport data the RH has been pegged at 100% for almost every 20 minute reading with the lowest humidity in three days (as far back as the data goes) at 94%. Heat index today reached 101F. When do we get a break?

Lifeguards will be busy. There will be drownings. That much we can forecast with confidence.

That would be a big problem ... as it is right now the 7-day forecast for Western North Carolina is for rain every day, they sure as hell don't want to see anything from the tropics heading their way.

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 426 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 Mid to late-week, the upper level pattern will begin to change as troughing develops over the TN Valley, and as ridging sets up from the western Atlantic north through eastern Canada. During this time, medium range guidance is showing a pretty good signal for a blocky pattern to develop across the eastern U.S. and western Atlantic. Of note, medium range deterministic and ensemble guidance suggest the Atlantic may begin to "wake up" so to speak as we move into the latter half of the week. While the main development region (MDR) will be a potential candidate for tropical activity, it is also worth noting that guidance is beginning to show a signal closer to home for low pressure development along the frontal boundary off the Southeast U.S. coast later in the week. As we often remind folks this time of year, please be careful not to lock into one run of one model, as significant run-to-run changes can be expected. At this point, the main takeaway is to be aware of the potential. Stay tuned for updates from the National Hurricane Center through the week in case this risk were to increase.

Humidity you say? Check out the dew point here in Eastern (Greenville) NC

Closing out the month here in Greenville, NC with the most hideous dew point I've ever seen:

Lame excuse for plagiarism.

The 1970s was feast or famine ... mostly famine as I remember.

Looking at radar this thing seems winding down a lot sooner than forecast. Was not the anticipated big deal here in Greenville, NC.

Nice app, and accurate for Pitt County (large semi-round county in center of orange/pink area around center of map) has been just that. A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain today most of which has been sleet. Despite nice looking radar returns the total on the ground is measly.

Jumped from 32/21 to 30/30 with "light rain." Given the dew point half an hour ago I would have expected a better temperature drop. That "light rain" has already turned white on cars and grass. NWS has us at .25 to .50 of ZR for this event. Oh what a mess that would be!

Greenville looking sweet! (Though I don't believe for a minute we're going to get 7.7" of snow.)