NorthHillsWx Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 PM 18 hours ago, GaWx said: Exciting day for space enthusiasts tomorrow!Live updates: Will Artemis II launch tomorrow? Florida's weather outlook and mission status updatesLIVE UPDATES Last Update May 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM EDT NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for the historic Artemis II mission, with meteorologists currently tracking a favorable 80% "Go" weather forecast at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Follow our live coverage for real-time radar analysis, countdown milestones, and the latest mission status as four astronauts prepare for humanity's first crewed journey to the Moon in over 50 years. https://www.foxweather.com/live-news/live-updates-will-artemis-ii-launch-tomorrow-florida-s-weather-outlook-and-mission-status-updates#google_vignette That was impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted Thursday at 11:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:38 AM 16 hours ago, wncsnow said: euro total rainfall through mid April Disgusting!!! A week ago, models were showing 3 inches. Now a half inch for the next 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted Thursday at 12:17 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 12:17 PM Yes, you’re welcome in advance:https://weather.com/retro/. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted Thursday at 02:22 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:22 PM Drought worsened significantly across the entire region on the latest drought monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted Thursday at 02:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 02:28 PM Oof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted Thursday at 03:23 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:23 PM 54 minutes ago, olafminesaw said: Oof Bad bad bad, water restrictions a given this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlGrey Posted Thursday at 08:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:51 PM It’s dryyyyyh in Wake Co. I also don’t remember it being this windy everyday? It seems like the gusts are moreso than in other years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted Sunday at 12:35 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:35 PM Weak front moving through, MAYBE we wind up with a quarter inch of rain. The next 3 weeks look DRY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstate Tiger Posted Sunday at 12:43 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:43 PM Got .25 in the showers yesterday. Another .15 overnight. Looks like some good showers to our west. We might get to an inch. Not a drought buster for sure but will give the farmers and my yard a little relief. Happy Easter SE friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted Sunday at 10:20 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:20 PM Euro has widespread 90s for days mid month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted Sunday at 10:59 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:59 PM 38 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Euro has widespread 90s for days mid month With no rain. Fun times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM 46 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Euro has widespread 90s for days mid month Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted yesterday at 03:39 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:39 PM This is one of the most dry 16 day forecasts I've ever seen, especially for April. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted yesterday at 04:02 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:02 PM 22 minutes ago, wncsnow said: This is one of the most dry 16 day forecasts I've ever seen, especially for April. Yeah not looking good. Ensembles not much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted yesterday at 07:17 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:17 PM 3 hours ago, wncsnow said: This is one of the most dry 16 day forecasts I've ever seen, especially for April. Those of us who missed yesterday’s rain are in a world of trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnionCountyNCWX Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago Looks like El Nino gonna go boom too. Gonna be a hot summer it looks like... Might have to import water instead of oil... lol? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstate Tiger Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 13 hours ago, UnionCountyNCWX said: Looks like El Nino gonna go boom too. Gonna be a hot summer it looks like... Might have to import water instead of oil... lol? Yes, chances for Super El Nino are increasing. The last one was 15/16. If this holds, it could be a hot and dry summer in the south. Very concerning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 30 minutes ago, Upstate Tiger said: Yes, chances for Super El Nino are increasing. The last one was 15/16. If this holds, it could be a hot and dry summer in the south. Very concerning... Aren’t El Niños typically wetter on the east coast? With a total of 0.01” for April and no chance of rain till mid month at earliest, it could be dire straights around here unless we get a good soaking second half of month, not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjoaquin Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Aren’t El Niños typically wetter on the east coast? With a total of 0.01” for April and no chance of rain till mid month at earliest, it could be dire straights around here unless we get a good soaking second half of month, not good Wetter in the winter. Drier in the summer. ". For much of the southeastern United States during the summer of an El Niño event, the climate is usually warmer and drier. " https://climate.ncsu.edu/learn/the-el-nino-southern-oscillation/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, ncjoaquin said: Wetter in the winter. Drier in the summer. ". For much of the southeastern United States during the summer of an El Niño event, the climate is usually warmer and drier. " https://climate.ncsu.edu/learn/the-el-nino-southern-oscillation/ Interesting. It’s been so long since we’ve had one I forgot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjoaquin Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 6 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Interesting. It’s been so long since we’ve had one I forgot Me too! I had to look it up. I had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstate Tiger Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 1 hour ago, ncjoaquin said: Me too! I had to look it up. I had no idea. If we can make it through the summer, it should turn noticeably wetter late fall. As far as winter. Who knows? 82/83 was not particularly cold by 80s standards but we did have 3 winter storms capped off by the record March snowfall. 97/98 was warm with virtually no winter weather but lots of severe. 15/16 we did have the one good snow in January. Oddly, I don’t remember much else about that winter. Edit: Forgot about 22/23. I remember the really cold Christmas when we got down to 5 degrees IMBY but no other winter weather that winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbart Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I am a bit confused here. If you read the whole paragraph in the link, it appears to contradict itself. Can somebody clue me in? Is this a roundabout way to say cooler fall and winters after a dry, hot summer? A warm-phase ENSO event, or El Niño, strengthens the subtropical jet stream and typically keeps it just to our south, which means a moisture-rich storm track through the Gulf of Mexico and off our coast. South-central Texas and the southeast US will be mostly cool and wet because the cold, moist air from the Pacific Ocean entering the southern states enhances clouds and rainfall and cools temperatures due to lack of direct sunlight. In turn, much of the northern United States and Canada will be warm during an El Niño event because the polar jet stream swings farther east over the northeastern United States. For much of the southeastern United States during the summer of an El Niño event, the climate is usually warmer and drier. (emphasis mine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, jpbart said: I am a bit confused here. If you read the whole paragraph in the link, it appears to contradict itself. Can somebody clue me in? Is this a roundabout way to say cooler fall and winters after a dry, hot summer? A warm-phase ENSO event, or El Niño, strengthens the subtropical jet stream and typically keeps it just to our south, which means a moisture-rich storm track through the Gulf of Mexico and off our coast. South-central Texas and the southeast US will be mostly cool and wet because the cold, moist air from the Pacific Ocean entering the southern states enhances clouds and rainfall and cools temperatures due to lack of direct sunlight. In turn, much of the northern United States and Canada will be warm during an El Niño event because the polar jet stream swings farther east over the northeastern United States. For much of the southeastern United States during the summer of an El Niño event, the climate is usually warmer and drier. (emphasis mine) Probably somewhere in-between, although there's not a lot of analogs for a strong summer El Nino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjoaquin Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Upstate Tiger said: If we can make it through the summer, it should turn noticeably wetter late fall. As far as winter. Who knows? 82/83 was not particularly cold by 80s standards but we did have 3 winter storms capped off by the record March snowfall. 97/98 was warm with virtually no winter weather but lots of severe. 15/16 we did have the one good snow in January. Oddly, I don’t remember much else about that winter. Edit: Forgot about 22/23. I remember the really cold Christmas when we got down to 5 degrees IMBY but no other winter weather that winter. January '98 had a 16 inch snowstorm at my house. It was warm before and after though. https://products.climate.ncsu.edu/weather/winter/event/?e=196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Super Nino is not ideal for snow lovers but if you can get just enough cold to go with the hyperactive STJ you can get massive snows like Jan 22, 2016. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 45 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Super Nino is not ideal for snow lovers but if you can get just enough cold to go with the hyperactive STJ you can get massive snows like Jan 22, 2016. Also, there was 2/9-10/1973 and 3/24/1983 in large parts of the SE. Regardless of snow or not, the relatively predictable thing about strong El Niños is their tendency to be wet Nov-Mar in most of the SE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstate Tiger Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago We are now relegated to chasing fantasy rain storms... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, wncsnow said: Super Nino is not ideal for snow lovers but if you can get just enough cold to go with the hyperactive STJ you can get massive snows like Jan 22, 2016. In Wake County you need a miracle no matter the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, wncsnow said: Super Nino is not ideal for snow lovers but if you can get just enough cold to go with the hyperactive STJ you can get massive snows like Jan 22, 2016. It also is peaking earlier than normal, so may be coming down towards moderate by Winter. Hard to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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