2025 Spring/Summer Mountain Thread

[Met1985]

Asheville airports normal is 84 and 63 currently. We will only be about 5 degrees above normal this week and we will be hitting right at normal for lows. Actually my current temp is 59. 

[GoAPPS]

SPC Convective Outlook for our region Wednesday, June 25: 

...Southeast...
   Strong instability will develop during the afternoon over much of
   the region, with 2000-3000 J/kg MLCAPE common. Of note will be
   midlevel lapse rates greater than 7.0 C/km, suggesting robust
   convection is likely. Storms are expected to form around 21Z over
   the high terrain, and within a surface trough during peak heating
   over the central Carolinas. Slow moving at first, storms will form
   into clusters, with erratic motions possible. However, a general
   southerly trends is expected. The high PWAT content, steep lapse
   rates, and favorable time of day all suggest areas of damaging
   microbursts will develop. As such, the area has been upgraded to a
   Slight Risk.

   Scattered storms are expected farther south into GA, AL, and the FL
   Panhandle as well, within a southwest extension of the surface
   trough, and, possibly with the sea breeze. Forecast soundings in
   this region similarly show very strong instability, with
   west/southwest moving storm clusters likely producing damaging wind
   gusts.

[Met1985]

1 hour ago, GoAPPS said:

SPC Convective Outlook for our region Wednesday, June 25: 

...Southeast...
   Strong instability will develop during the afternoon over much of
   the region, with 2000-3000 J/kg MLCAPE common. Of note will be
   midlevel lapse rates greater than 7.0 C/km, suggesting robust
   convection is likely. Storms are expected to form around 21Z over
   the high terrain, and within a surface trough during peak heating
   over the central Carolinas. Slow moving at first, storms will form
   into clusters, with erratic motions possible. However, a general
   southerly trends is expected. The high PWAT content, steep lapse
   rates, and favorable time of day all suggest areas of damaging
   microbursts will develop. As such, the area has been upgraded to a
   Slight Risk.

   Scattered storms are expected farther south into GA, AL, and the FL
   Panhandle as well, within a southwest extension of the surface
   trough, and, possibly with the sea breeze. Forecast soundings in
   this region similarly show very strong instability, with
   west/southwest moving storm clusters likely producing damaging wind
   gusts.

Yeah Thunderstorms are going to be roaring back to life in the mountains starting tomorrow through the weekend. 

[wncsnow]

92 in west asheville already 

[Met1985]

Yep looks like some big storms blowing up. So much for the heat and drought talk by some. This is run of the Mill stuff we are dealing with.

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[Met1985]

1 minute ago, wncsnow said:

92 in west asheville already 

That place is a desert lol.

[wncsnow]

2 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

That place is a desert lol.

In more ways than one 

[Met1985]

Just now, wncsnow said:

In more ways than one 

Truth!

[Maggie Valley Steve]

87 currently at the house @ 3300 ft

[Maggie Valley Steve]

Pulse storms are popping this afternoon for Mountain Folk. Hopefully we'll see some cooling rain locally after a high of 88.

[Met1985]

Looks like south central mountains are getting hit. NWS says im at 72 with a storm.

[Maggie Valley Steve]

We had a lot of thunder but no rain. Temperature did drop from 87 to 77 in an hour and it's currently 73. If the Slight Risk holds tomorrow, fingers crossed we get some rain locally.

[wncsnow]

I came a hair of getting struck by lightning today in Asheville. Crazy lightning storm just west of town