Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 What a gorgeous day it is. Nice breeze, Sun is out, temp is only 82 !! I can't wait until we have weather like this every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234snow Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Current temp is 69 degrees with a dew point of 66. Picked up a half a inch of rain today and it feels great outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Temps much warmer here than forecast. Forecast was 79 and it's 85 !! But still very pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psalm 148:8 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 still a little muggy...but much nicer today! sun helping to mix out the clouds and dewpoints....wow what a relief!!! low 80's with dewpoints in low 70's....MUCH BETTER! Hope tomorrow is just as nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Been a steady heavy to moderate rain all afternoon. Only 73 degrees lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 The wedge is still hanging tough here,a few bright spots to the SE but I doubt the sun comes out again today. 72.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Showery weather for the win! Backyard temp reading 67 degrees. No sun all day and still some moisture to the north-west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 It was back up to 90 at CAE and 91 imby today I know it's summer when I start wishing for 90 degree days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Unbelievable how dry this month has been. Only .37" as of July 16th and no real good rain chances in sight. This could go down as the driest July ever for some areas in the southeast. I'm wondering if the very dry ground will enhance the heat next week ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psalm 148:8 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have had rain 3 days in a row....This is awesome...grass and shrubs really looking healthy...so healthy that they all need trimming....booo! Kinda hard to get done when hubby is working 50 or more hours a week.....HVAC work is really good pay in the summer,but too tired to spend the money..lol! Also to tired to do any yard work.....today would have been great temp wise,but sometimes rest is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Unbelievable how dry this month has been. Only .37" as of July 16th and no real good rain chances in sight. This could go down as the driest July ever for some areas in the southeast. I'm wondering if the very dry ground will enhance the heat next week ? Theres a few dots of .25" or so around Athens to Gainesville, and just east of Atlanta. Much of GA has actually done okay so far this month it looks like. Sorry you keep missing out. Check out 2007. I had less than a quarter in July that month, only 21" the whole year. It could be much, much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice maps Robert! Are those publicly available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thanks for the map Foothills. Looks like i'm in a light green area surrounded by yellows in each direction of me. Bad luck i guess. Wow, I didn't realize July 2007 was so wet. From what I recall Summer 2007 was hot and dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Nice maps Robert! Are those publicly available? http://water.weather.gov/precip/ The archives go back to 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Today was nearly an exactly replica of yesterday. Cloudy skies and periodic showers with the temperature hovering in the middle to upper sixties is my kind of weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 The moon was just amazing last night. The weather tonight is just as nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I doubt we'll get another weekend like this anytime soon in July again. Unreal on the temps and comfort level. The sun finally peeked out briefly this afternoon here, and everything is just stunning green. It never has turned brown really this season, even the leaves are much bigger than I've ever seen them on the trees here. Thats the first thing I noticed in late May, just how large the leaves were. Still feels weird to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Well I'm still up here in new york! I'm really glad you guys got to enjoy some wedge action this weekend. I'll be back Monday night and it looks like some dreadful heat is on the way back for the souteast. The temps and DP's up here have been realy nice. I've driven all over NY this week, seeing Niagara Falls, The adarondacks and the catskill mountain ranges. It's basically feels like fall in georgia up here. Amazing!! It was hot today up here with a high of 91 in syracuse but the DP topped out only at 62 today and it's already down to a 52 DP at 1AM. I was in Endicott part of the day today and the temp was 85 with a DP in the 50's. REally spectualr weather all around. It's really amazing how much DP's have an impact on how it feels outside. The 85 and 91 today really felt good in the shade. The first morning I was here we had morning temp down into the upper 40's. The low DP's have felt amazing, I can't wait for them to make it down to the Southeast!!!! I'm looking forward to posting more often once I return. May you guys all have intersting weather and I hope everyone is doing well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Via the Fish on Facebook WRAL Weather After a few splendid days, a long spell of what some would call vicious heat is just around the corner. Four times this year, we have experienced temperatures of 95 or higher on three consecutive days. It appears that we are on the brink of a streak far longer than 3 days. Could it be 6 days, or 7 days, or more? Indeed it could. This is going to be nasty - hang in! ---Greg Fishel At least there's a hint of afternoon and evening showers/storms from midweek on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I doubt we'll get another weekend like this anytime soon in July again. Unreal on the temps and comfort level. The sun finally peeked out briefly this afternoon here, and everything is just stunning green. It never has turned brown really this season, even the leaves are much bigger than I've ever seen them on the trees here. Thats the first thing I noticed in late May, just how large the leaves were. Still feels weird to see it. locals are saying 98 next thurs and friday. Do you think we get that hot? We are installing sod on monday and that will not be good at all for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 My low was 64.8 at 6:48. Wonder how often that happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 My low was 64.8 at 6:48. Wonder how often that happens? It would not be out of the relm of possibilities for this to happen at any time of year. For instance, during a winter storm you could have a low of 30.5 degrees at 3:05am but it would be rare. It would be more likely during the summer months due to the time of day that the sun rises and the average low temperature. Still very interesting when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 locals are saying 98 next thurs and friday. Do you think we get that hot? We are installing sod on monday and that will not be good at all for it that would be the hottest its got all year here, Or tied with it, and so far I don't see western NC all that hot yet. The ridge looks a smidge weaker this time compared with the other two heat waves, and if you look at the GFS , its once again overdoing the high temps, esp right around areas west of I-77. The ECMWF keep temps in the Apps and the western Carolnas and much of northern Ala and Ga in the upper 80s to low 90's during the heat wave, but upper 90's in eastern NC and north through eastern VA and I-95 next Thursday through Sunday. I'd take a blend, meaning mid 90's on the hottest days probably Thurs/Fri/Sat in your area, but there will be some convection around esp right around your area and the mtns again almost daily, so thats another reason i think western Carolinas will not get overly hot temps again, combined with much wetter grounds than out east. Its still 5 to 7 days away so theres time to change a little but thats how I think right now. On Tuesday, there might be good convective coverage in NC coming from the north, and after that is when the ridge builds in and maybe right over top, but it doesn't look stronger than anything we've had yet, and is probably slightly weaker than the other 2 major heat waves. Dewpoints look lower with this one slightly as well. But still plenty uncomfortable. It doesn't look to last very long if the GFS is right, and this ridge gets replaced with troughing again and probably a relative precip max in the Carolinas and Tenn Valley in the longer range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 what a difference the sun makes - its not even 80 but already feels a lot warmer and more humid than yesterday....it was certainly a nice break. i will be very happy when these heat waves (like the one coming up) are a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Up to 76 now, really hoping the sun finally comes out today. 3rd day in a row of total clouds, with the exception of yesterday where the sun peeked through in the late evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Sun finally came out. I liked the CAD's cooling effect, but man was it depressing. Let summer commence!!! Heat index outlook for Charlotte....I think it's probably a tad bit inflated. Here is the maximum heat index you can expect in the next 6-10 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Maybe we can win the weather lottery and get this possible TS to move inland GA/Carolina coast mid week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Wow, I just noticed that the dp in Fargo, ND is 80 !! Pretty impressive for that far north. I don't ever even remember an 80 dp here in GA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 that would be the hottest its got all year here, Or tied with it, and so far I don't see western NC all that hot yet. The ridge looks a smidge weaker this time compared with the other two heat waves, and if you look at the GFS , its once again overdoing the high temps, esp right around areas west of I-77. The ECMWF keep temps in the Apps and the western Carolnas and much of northern Ala and Ga in the upper 80s to low 90's during the heat wave, but upper 90's in eastern NC and north through eastern VA and I-95 next Thursday through Sunday. I'd take a blend, meaning mid 90's on the hottest days probably Thurs/Fri/Sat in your area, but there will be some convection around esp right around your area and the mtns again almost daily, so thats another reason i think western Carolinas will not get overly hot temps again, combined with much wetter grounds than out east. Its still 5 to 7 days away so theres time to change a little but thats how I think right now. On Tuesday, there might be good convective coverage in NC coming from the north, and after that is when the ridge builds in and maybe right over top, but it doesn't look stronger than anything we've had yet, and is probably slightly weaker than the other 2 major heat waves. Dewpoints look lower with this one slightly as well. But still plenty uncomfortable. It doesn't look to last very long if the GFS is right, and this ridge gets replaced with troughing again and probably a relative precip max in the Carolinas and Tenn Valley in the longer range. thank you. You have helped me so much the last couple of years with information that i need for working outside. you need to start a service like JB has for years. I am sure others on here would be interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 So do ya guys think we need a seperate thread for soon to be TS Bret and possible SE impact or should we keep it all in this thread? There is a thread on the main page but would be nice to have one in here as well to keep from cluttering up the main forum thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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