The week ahead turning hot again.

Ethan Clark

July 13, 2026 at 7:15:33 PM

The Weather Headlines across the great state of North Carolina for everyone, don't be caught unaware!

Today is a more active, cooler day with scattered showers, some storms, and widespread clouds. We will begin to see a change in the weather starting Tuesday.

-Tuesday, the cold front breaks down, we will start to see a ridge of high pressure build back, and some sunshine returns to most of the state. Highs will be in the 80s to near 90° for most areas. Storm/rain chances are much lower, but a couple of isolated to scattered showers and storms can't be ruled out, especially south, and some areas to the east seem more favored.

Wednesday-Friday: Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected, the ridge of high pressure really takes over, and the heat is back in full force. Highs in the 90s to near 100° each day for most areas. The high will be well in control of our weather, with sinking air and very limited storm chances on Wednesday and Thursday. Most are dry and hot.

Friday is still hot, with a slightly better chance of some pop-up storms.

The North Carolina Weekend: It looks hot and sunny with highs in the 90s to near 100°. A few hit or miss scattered PM storms look to be around on Saturday and Sunday afternoon/evening across the state, no washouts by any means, typical summertime stuff. We will get more details as we move towards the weekend.

As always, I'll keep you updated all week long!

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CADEN NELSON

Accumulating Snow Likely for part of the mountains

Ethan Clark
Nov 20, 2024
2 min read

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for a good portion of the mountains; accumulating snow is likely. A northwest flow snow event will be likely across the higher elevation of the mountains Thursday night into Friday as a strong cold front moves in. Accumulating snow is possible, mainly above 3,000ft. Amounts will be light. It is expected to turn very cold Thursday-Saturday. Subfreezing lows are expected Thursday through Sunday across most of the mountains. High winds are possible, with gusts of 40-50MPH in the mountains on Thursday, which could lead to some isolated power outages and down trees.

Accumulation: A dusting to 1-3 (mainly along the TN border communities) inches is expected for anyone above 3,000ft; some flakes could even fly for the valleys low chance below 3,000ft. The big winners for snow are above 3,500ft into the Smokies and along the North Carolina-Tennessee border 4-8+ inches like along the highest peaks, for example, the Smokies mountains, Mount Mitchell, the western facing ski resorts, and Blue Ridge Parkways. A few ridgetop locations will exceed 8+ inches, especially in the Smokies Clingmans Dome, and Max Patch Wolf Laurel, very high locations of the mountains Roan Mountain/ Carvers Gap. Snowfall amounts are highly dependent on elevation; the higher you are, the better. The lower you are in the valleys, little to no amounts.

Timing: Snow will start Thursday night across the mountains and continue on and off through Friday ending Saturday. Some accumulation on the roads, mainly above 3,500ft will be possible. High winds are possible with gusts 40-50MPH in the mountains on Thursday could lead to some isolated power outages and down trees.

NWS Says: The heavy snow will create snow-covered roads and produce scattered power outages. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches."

Winter Weather Advisory for Swain-Haywood-Ashe-Watauga-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell Counties until Saturday morning,

-Ethan