Yep GFS continues bringing the goods. This will be a much needed rain and will help with soil moisture and dry period coming up after this wickedly cold rainy weekend. ENJOY! I certainly will ?
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Turbulent April '23
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Yep GFS continues bringing the goods. This will be a much needed rain and will help with soil moisture and dry period coming up after this wickedly cold rainy weekend. ENJOY! I certainly will ?
I wonder if it's going to be the rain or the cold the busts this weekend. My guess is both
severestorm
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Impressive
That's horrible unless you want another disaster of a winter like we just hadImpressive
You love to see it
NoSnowATL
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.5-1in for me. I’d take it. Need a good 3- 5 week drought.
Earliest ever 90 for Chattanooga is April 10th (1995). Currently sitting at 89.
Iceagewhereartthou
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Just too early for this kind of weather. Warmth is one thing but heat is another; also pushing 90 for CAE today.
This is form GSP for today:
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It can’t be any worse! There’s no way the west coast trough can stay anchored out there for another 99.8% of the winter with an El Niño! We need a big shakeup, after 3 continuous winter Nina’s! I say bring it, let’s see what happens!
Anybody got the analogs for a moderate Nino after 3 Niña winters?? Would be fun to look at
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The GFS is awesome sometimes. I'm guessing this would be considered subtropical, but showing this in April is crazy.
Ridiculous. But if we can hit 80 in Feb we can sure hit 90 in April.Just too early for this kind of weather. Warmth is one thing but heat is another; also pushing 90 for CAE today.
This is form GSP for today:
BHS1975
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All of the local in house models in CLT are now showing temperatures in the mid 40s by Friday afternoon… being that we’re going into Easter weekend, only one word sums that up…YUCK!!
Iceagewhereartthou
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For early April, I'll take it over mid 80s every time.
Sorry, but once hit April 1, I’m all for warm weather…not 90s with high humidity, but there was nothing wrong with being outside today
JHS
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Agreed. 40's in April is just wrong. BTW, the 18z GFS actually has snow on Sat up on Mt. Mitchell.
JHS
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This is still in a broad way playing out like 1989, so it's possible we still get more cold weather even into May. Hopefully not a repeat of 5-5-1989 though.
Getting the wild temps swings like then, but we did miss on the snow and ice.
Getting the wild temps swings like then, but we did miss on the snow and ice.
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One of the hottest times in April I can remember in the upstate, was April 2003! Remember mid 90s for a stretch
It may of been 03 but there was one year when the hottest part of the year was late April.
When I used to travel for a living,
My first trip to DFW was April 1 late 2000's
GSP was low 40's & low 60's
Charlotte around the same.
Asheville knock a few degrees off that.
When we landed at DFW it was upper 80's around 10 am locally.
The high that day was 100°
Never forget that..
We go 10 years or longer without a single 100°
It's generally expected out there for 5 months a year or longer.
Also it's not a dry heat.
So thankful I'm where I'm at.
Downeastnc
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Just gonna leave this here....
Yeah, I saw that. Either way, it's going to be quite cold on Saturday.....yuck!Just gonna leave this here....
This looks good?
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NAM has a paste job for the NC mountains and foothills this weekend. I wish it were true...
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Interesting thing about this mirage on the NAM is Charlotte had a 3.5" snowfall on that date in 1880 which stands as the April record.
J1C1111
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Yeah me to. I would love to see some spring snow because we sure cannot get it in winter of late.
Jimmy checking in. Rain headed this way. Masters weekend is gonna dicey down in Augusta.
Iceagewhereartthou
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GSP finally gave in to the modeling; now showing a high of just 45 on Sat.
Sunday - Tues look gorgeous!
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 7am. Patchy fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 52 by 4pm. Northeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. High near 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday - Tues look gorgeous!
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 7am. Patchy fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 52 by 4pm. Northeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. High near 45. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
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Looks like some good eating right there.
Low this morning at RDU was 70 degrees. Because of Daylight Savings it looks like it will remain near/at 70 (instead of ~68) for the official low. And the high tomorrow will also be 70 (instead of ~68). Sounds trivial but these statistics can add up over time.
RDU grid forecast for tonight/tomorrow:
RDU grid forecast for tonight/tomorrow:
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Yeah it’s gonna funny to look at the climate records tomorrow and see highs close to 70 knowing full well it will be well down into the 40s by the afternoon
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Pop-up storms around me...hopefully I can get under one on the way home today. Summer has arrived!
Got under one just east of CLT a bit ago. The air definitely has had that feel to it today
Drizzle Snizzle
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Seems a little early in the year for pop-up storms.
Shaggy
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Hrrrr says I see a 36 degree temp drop in the next 18 hours
NoSnowATL
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Not really.
NoSnowATL
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At least Nicky will be happy.
Not really… we typically start seeing a few in early April
NAMS went for the fences on rainfall totals across NC .. we will see how that holds but I have a feeling whoever maximizes with rainfall tonight into early tomorrow will have the best shot at 4+ inches of rain by the end of the event. Regardless widespread 1-2 inches for most of NC .. what a great rainfall event for the region during our dry season this will be very helpful next few weeks
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