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Weekend Weather
July 7. The National Weather Service is forecasting pretty typical summer weather this weekend into next week, with slightly cooler temps possible on Sunday. It will be a great lake, pool and splash-pad weekend with humidity to spare. Friday: Sunny, high near 91, possible T-storms into the evening. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 90, possible […]
Weekend weather: Summer gets under way
June 23. It gets better, with the rain ending Friday and temps in the upper 80s. Friday: Mostly cloudy, sun returns this afternoon, with a high near 82. Possible T-storms tonight. Saturday: Sunny, high near 84, 30 percent chance of showers and T-storms, mainly after 2 pm. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high near 88. Monday: Chance […]
Eyewitness account of funnel cloud off Spinnaker’s Reach
June 20. Here’s what Cornelius resident Fred Pennekamp says about the funnel cloud which appeared between Bustle and Spinnaker’s Reach at about 5:10 pm yesterday. “The storm was coming from west to east down the Spinnakers Reach Drive Cove. By the time I got out on our deck the first finger came down from the […]
Funnel cloud toured Cornelius lakefront yesterday
June 20. Jake Dipietro, the new owner of Barefoot Watersports on West Catawba, grabbed a vivid photo of yesterday’s funnel cloud marching from near Mariner’s Villas to the cove between Jetton near Mountainview and the end of Bustle Road. It all happened during a drenching storm late Monday afternoon. Rainfall totals ran from about 2 […]
Weekend Weather: Perfect Dad’s Day
June 16. This weekend will make up for the rainy weekends we’ve had so far this spring. The forecast is sunny and warm today (Friday), Saturday and Father’s Day, but things change next week. In fact, the first day of summer is looking quite chill. Friday: Sunny, high 80s. Possible T-storms after 2. Saturday: Sunny, […]
Blocking your omegas is cool
June 16. By Dave Vieser. If you sense that this spring has been cooler than normal, you’re right. It’s all part of an unusual weather pattern in the atmosphere called an Omega Blocking Pattern. In this case, the blocking element has been an upper-air, low-pressure system stacked up over New England, which has stubbornly stayed […]
Weekend Weather
June 9. The weekend weather looks awesome with slightly cooler temps today (Friday), mid-80s Saturday and Sunday. Plenty of sun until Sunday afternoon when there’s a chance of showers and T-storms after 2 pm. Friday: Sunny, high 79-80 Saturday: Sunny, high near 84. Sunday: High near 85, chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2. Monday: […]
Weekend weather: Nice ‘n’ warm, a cold front comes ‘n’ goes
June 2. And, finally, it’s warm—with highs in the 80s through Thursday, except for Sunday when a cold front comes and goes. Today: Sunny, high near 85. Saturday: Sunny, high near 89. Night-time chance of showers and T-storms as cold front arrives. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high near 77. Breezy with gusts as high as 18 […]
Weekend weather: Ugh
May 25. You’ve probably heard by now that our weekend weather looks more like early spring than what we want to see Memorial Day. In two words: Cool and wet. OK that was three and you can add the word “windy.” Indeed, Saturday looks like it will be more than 20 degrees below average. Today […]
Weekend weather
May 19. With a cool start to the weekend today—only 72—the rest of the weekend will be early spring-like, with part sun and 82 Saturday, 78 on Sunday. There’s a chance of showers, more so on Friday and Saturday, not so much on Sunday. Friday: Overcast, then partly sunny, a cool 72 Saturday: Chance of […]
