July ‘26 obs

[olafminesaw]

4 minutes ago, GaWx said:

 This is as much about the high dewpoints as it is about the heat, itself:
 

EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values 112 to 116
possible.

* WHERE...Coastal southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

A New Orleans special

[eyewall]

2 minutes ago, olafminesaw said:

A New Orleans special

Even in Raleigh the dewpoints are extra bad today.

[yotaman]

We are at 88/82 right now.

[Frankpc]

20 hours ago, Frankpc said:

Not quite the bullseye this storm, we received an additional 1.5" mostly overnight last night. 

Total July to date : 3.6"

Not too shabby but Falls River (err, Falls Lake) has a long way to go.

 

Another 1.6" last night. 5 hour power outage thrown in for fun. 5.2" month to date  after an above average June.

The darn trees will start falling out of the ground due to saturated soils.

The  ephemeral  streams in our neighborhood have returned. They're running for a few hours after the precipitation stops. The watershed is back doing its thing.

 

[NorthHillsWx]

Falls lake getting hit yet again. Just a storm magnet all of a sudden. 

[eyewall]

26 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Falls lake getting hit yet again. Just a storm magnet all of a sudden. 

Hopefully the outflow boundary delivers as it moves through Raleigh. 

 

[yotaman]

Saw the temp rise to 95, down to 86 thanks to the anvil of a storm north of us. Back to 92 in the sun, then the storms finally moved in. Thankfully got the front yard mowed before it hit. Heavy rain and at .65" so far.

[GaWx]

It’s still an oppressive 97.3 at my place with mostly sunny skies. I don’t know what the high was but my guess would be ~99 (about the hottest of the year so far) and HI’s way up there.

[marsman]

92/109 at 5:55pm. Dew at 79. Storm approaching is following the "stay south of US1/64" law. 

[NorthHillsWx]

Southern Wake getting in on the fun!

Storm actually had decent rotation over Harris lake. Would’ve been photogenic @eyewall

[NCSU_Pi]

41 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Southern Wake getting in on the fun!

Storm actually had decent rotation over Harris lake. Would’ve been photogenic @eyewall

We were on the edge of the storm enough that it stayed really bright, which just made it clear just how insanely windy it was. We also got a nice burst of hail.

[marsman]

Wound up with .19". Some possible rotation around Cary Crossroads. Wind was decent too. mPING reported hail reported in the area. Down to 77/81. 

edit: this time of day should produce some nice rainbows. 

[NorthHillsWx]

20 minutes ago, marsman said:

Wound up with .19". Some possible rotation around Cary Crossroads. Wind was decent too. mPING reported hail reported in the area. Down to 77/81. 

edit: this time of day should produce some nice rainbows. 

Crazy rainbow here right now. Got fringed by storm just a few hundredths of an inch but it’s been an excellent one to watch go by. Power outages showing up around Cary. Probably a microburst in that area based on mPING reports

[eyewall]

1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Southern Wake getting in on the fun!

Storm actually had decent rotation over Harris lake. Would’ve been photogenic @eyewall

Yeah it was trying for an independence day look over Raleigh:

[yotaman]

Ended the day with .78".

[eyewall]

[SEwakenosnowforu]

Lots of lightning...power went out...BUT...not much rain. Definitely enough for the grass to be happy. Under 0.25. SW WAKE cashed in!

[SEwakenosnowforu]

43 minutes ago, yotaman said:

Ended the day with .78".

Man...radar looked like James City got slammed! Heard food lion there without power during storm! (Near bridge)

[GaWx]

9 hours ago, olafminesaw said:

A New Orleans special

SPOTTER REPORTS 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 
352 PM EDT WED JUL 08 2026 

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN BY VARIOUS QUALITY 
CONTROLLED OBSERVATIONS SYSTEMS FROM ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA 
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. 

*************MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX (113F AND ABOVE)************* 

LOCATION MAXIMUM TIME/DATE COMMENTS 
HT INDEX MEASURED 
(DEG F) 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

..BEAUFORT COUNTY 

BEAUFORT MCAS 114.0 256 PM 7/08 ASOS 

..BERKELEY COUNTY 

HUGER 114.0 114 PM 7/08 MESONET 
WITHERBEE 113.0 1215 PM 7/08 OTHER FEDERAL 

..CHARLESTON COUNTY 

AWENDAW/WAMBW 116.0 147 PM 7/08 OTHER FEDERAL 
CHARLESTON INTL ARPT 114.0 308 PM 7/08 ASOS 
CHARLESTON EXE ARPT 113.0 1255 PM 7/08 AWOS 
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 113.0 200 PM 7/08 OFFICIAL NWS OB. 

..COLLETON COUNTY 

BENNETTS POINT 113.0 1200 PM 7/08 OTHER FEDERAL

[eyewall]

Another light show tonight:

[NorthHillsWx]

D4 was cut back some in wake Durham and Franklin counties but overall not much change. Southeastern NC saw worsening of the drought with D4 introduced near Wilmington and an expansion of D3

[eyewall]

The rocket launch this morning above the patchy fog.

[yotaman]

13 hours ago, SEwakenosnowforu said:

Man...radar looked like James City got slammed! Heard food lion there without power during storm! (Near bridge)

That area did. I am about 5 air miles from there. They hail and high winds. The storm calmed down a bit by the time it got to my house.

[yotaman]

10 hours ago, eyewall said:

Another light show tonight:

You always have great photos. I really want to get a drone. Unfortunately it's a want, not a need. So will probably have to wait until Christmas.

[eyewall]

10 minutes ago, yotaman said:

You always have great photos. I really want to get a drone. Unfortunately it's a want, not a need. So will probably have to wait until Christmas.

thank you and it is great for chasing the jungles we have here.