Western Northern Carolina Weather Statistics: 1) At Asheville, on October 18th in 1879, 6.40 of rain fell. Thats a record maximum for that date, or any single day of October. On October 10th, the greatest rainfall for the date is only 1.15, which fell in 1999, which is also the lowest maximum rainfall for any day in October. 2) At Charlotte, on October 16th in 1932, 4.76 of rain fell. Thats a record maximum for that date, or any single day of October. On October 24th, the greatest rainfall for the date is only 0.85, which fell in 1913, which is also the lowest maximum rainfall for any day in October. 3) At Greenville-Spartanburg, on October 16th in 1932, 7.24 of rain fell. Thats a record maximum for that date, or any single day of October. On October 3rd, the greatest rainfall for the date is only 0.77, which fell in 1961, which is also the lowest maximum rainfall for any day in October. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT: SYNOPSIS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILL IN BEHIND THIS FRONT...BRINGING COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT MONDAY. THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT FOR THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THROUGH TONIGHT/... 0830 UTC UPDATE...POPS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY. AREAS OF FOG HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON OBSERVATIONS. RESULTING IN LOW VISIBILITY IN THE NW NC PIEDMONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. A COUPLE OF THE STORMS MAY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL. Today A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:02:56 +0000
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