Nice Weather To Continue

The rest of the year will feature Mostly Sunny conditions and a general warming trend. The high today will be around 50 degrees, with a general two-three degree climb each day into the low sixties by New Years Eve. New Years Day is expected to remain dry and relatively warm with highs in the upper 50s. Right now, it appears that January 2 or 3 may feature a front pushing very cold air into the area; however, the amount of precipitation with this system is currently unknown. We will keep you updated.

After Christmas Weather

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas yesterday. As we transition now into the week following Christmas, a strong area of low pressure is expected to lift across the foothills tomorrow morning and afternoon, bring a period of very heavy rainfall. Temperatures will bottom out around 34 degrees, so no problems with icing are expected; however, some areas near the Blue Ridge escrapement could see some minor icing before 10:00 a.m. Right now, around an inch of rain is expected before the low pressure leaves the area Tuesday evening. Wednesday through Friday is expected to remain dry with highs in the low 50s Wednesday and Thursday and mid 50s on Friday. Lows will be in the upper 20s or low 30s.

TRACK SANTA

On December 24, NORAD will be tracking Santa. You can follow Santa's track below:

Very Slight Chance of Rain Christmas Day

A low pressure will be slower to eject across the country than originally expected, resulting in nice conditions Christmas Day. It will be partly to mostly cloudy; however, there will only be a slight chance of a shower in the foothills of North Carolina. The week after is expected to remain active as numerous short waves of energy continue to eject across the country. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Santa Could Face Rough Weather Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Santa may need his rain jacket as he is delivering presents across the foothills of North Carolina. Models appear to show heavy rain developing Christmas Eve and lasting into early Christmas Day. The rain should begin to move out of the area in the afternoon hours Christmas Day; however, a quick inch of rain could fall during the heavy rain. The system is expected to remain all rain except in the highest elevations of the North Carolina mountains, where a brief period of snow is possible. Next week could remain active as waves of energy continue to move through the area.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Week Before and Week After Christmas

Well, its going to be an interesting holiday season in the weather department, no doubt about it. Copious amounts of energy are in the flow and will be making the way across the United States this week and next week. So, everyone wants to know if we will have a white Christmas here in the Carolinas. That is a very complicated question due to the amount of energy in the flow. Different tracks and result in different results in the weather here in the Carolinas; however, if one of these pieces of energy act differently than expected, it can disrupt the entire situation. Here is the best guess right now. Rain is expected over the foothills of North Carolina Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. A quick little break will occur before the next system moves in on Thursday evening bringing another shot of rain. Friday will feature mostly sunny skies. Christmas Eve is expected to be rainy with a cold front pushing through. Santa may have trouble delivering presents due to the wet weather here on the East Coast Christmas Eve Night. I expect that Christmas Day will remain mostly dry. The system early on December 26-27 though could be interesting. Some models are hinting at snow with this system that is expected to come through after Christmas while others are saying it will be a cold rain. It will be interesting to watch this system. I will keep you updated like always here on NC Foothills Weather.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

December to be Fairly Mild, Winter Tries to Return

The first part of December looks to be relatively warm; however, the second part of the forecast is becoming very difficult. The first fifteen days of December will be warmer than average across most of the foothills of North Carolina. This is due to La Nina, a positive NAO, and other oscillations. The second half of the forecast gets complicated as the models begin to diverge. We will have to wait to see how the oscillations move over the next few days before a definite forecast can be made about the last sixteen days of December. Right now, many of the NAO is expected to crash and move towards a negative phase, which would help to drive cold air down from Canada. Models in the long range have been saying this a lot of recent; however, they tend to back off this idea as we move closer to the expected time period.

HERE IS MY BEST FORECAST RIGHT NOW:
December 1-15: Warmer than average, precipitation around average, very little chance of any wintry weather.
December 16-31: Cooler than average, precipitation below average, chance of a winter storm after Christmas.