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A little surprise in the weekend weather report
Weekend weather: Cold as a ________? Jan 19. Friday is almost balmy compared to Saturday, when the National Weather Service says the high will only be 32-33 degrees. Oh, the right answer to the question is “Saturday afternoon in Sitka, Alaska, if not colder.” Indeed, it will be 36 degrees in Sitka this Saturday afternoon. […]
Low highs and low lows on the way
Jan. 16. Get ready for some unusually low overnight temps: 19 tonight, 23 Wednesday night, 32 Thursday night and 19 Friday night. On Saturday night the National Weather Service expects temps here to fall to 15 degrees. The highs this week range from 44 today to only 33 on Saturday. The good thing: Mostly sunny […]
Weekend Weather: Stormy, then chilly
Jan. 12. Look for spring-like weather Friday morning, with showers and T-storms ushering in a chilly but sunny weekend. Friday: Expect stormy weather this afternoon with temps climbing into the upper 50s, low 60s. Showers, possible T-storms this afternoon. Wind increasing to 18 to 23 mph with gusts as high as 36 mph. New rainfall […]
Forecast: Wind, rain
Jan. 9. The weather forecast as of 11:15 am was for more rain and wind gusts as high as 47 mph. (New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches.) Temperatures are climbing as warmer and more unstable air arrives. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. […]
Fierce weather coming Tuesday
Jan. 8. If you can choose where you work, tomorrow might be a good day to batten down the hatches from home. The National Weather Service is calling for an all-day rain, possible thunderstorms and winds in the 24 mph to 29 mph range, with gusts as high as 46. —CMS cancelled all classes Tuesday. […]
Weekend weather
Jan. 5. Don’t worry about freezing precipitation Saturday. It looks like an all-day rain, clearing up Sunday. Friday: Sunny, high near 45. Rain starts around 2 am with lows around 33. Saturday: Rain, mainly before 1 pm, with a high near 42. Precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. Overnight low around […]
Weekend weather: Happy New Year
Dec. 29. The weekend weather in two words: Sunshine [and] cool. Friday: Partly sunny, high near 47. Night-time low around 30. Saturday: Sunny, high near 49. Night-time low around 29. Sunday: Sunny, high near 52. Night-time low around 35. New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, high near 52. Night-time low around 32. Tuesday: Sunny, with a […]
Weekend Weather
Dec. 21. We’re not going to recommend sunbathing, but the next few days will be mild. Showers in the afternoon on Christmas Day. Today: Partly sunny, high 55-56. Friday: Partly sunny, high 54-56. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 57. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 60-61. Christmas Day: Showers likely, mainly after 3 pm. High 56-57. Tuesday: […]
Christmas Day weather outlook
Dec. 20. If you’re hoping for a white Christmas, don’t count on it happening in Cornelius—or Asheville and Blowing Rock for that matter. Temps will be too warm for any white stuff any time soon, but widespread showers are likely It looks like a pleasant weekend leading up to Christmas Day: Friday: Partly sunny, high […]
Weekend Weather
Dec. 15. The weather outside will be frightful Sunday, not so much Saturday or Friday. Friday: Sunny, high near 56. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 56. C Sunday: Showers, lots of them. High near 52. Monday: Mostly sunny, high near 54. Tuesday: Sunny, high near 44. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 49. Thursday: Mostly sunny, […]
