Another active day ahead for our Sunday!

Ethan Clark

July 19, 2026 at 2:38:16 PM

⛈️ Storm Update: Here we go again, another active afternoon and evening is expected across parts of the state. A cold front will approach the region from the north later today. This, along with increasing CAPE (Convective available potential energy) to over 2,000 J/kg, will result in scattered showers and thunderstorms developing.

We should have an unstable lapse rate, meaning the rate at which atmospheric temperature decreases with increasing altitude, this afternoon and evening. Gusty winds and downbursts would be the main threat; a couple of storms could be strong to severe across the state.

As with the last few days, not everyone will see storms, but the ones that do develop will be strong to severe with gusty to damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and lots of lightning being the main threats.

The timing will be mainly after lunch into the late evening. I've attached the future radar. Don't take it literally; it just gives you an idea of the scattered storms in nature. I'll pass along updates.

-Ethan

Mountains

110°F

Raleigh area

CADEN NELSON

FORECAST: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020; slightly cooler 1-2° still hot with isolated storms.

ncwxauthority
Jul 21, 2020
1 min read

New day, same heat, but today temps will be 1-2 degrees cooler! Happy Wednesday, North Carolina! Mostly sunny and still hot today with highs in the mid-upper 90s across the state 80s in the mountains (go to the mountains) While, temps will be a little cooler 1-2 degrees you will not really notice because dew-points will be sky high in the upper 70s, heat index values will be dangerous in the upper 90s to 113° please be careful. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will once again be possible mainly after 12 PM in the mountains, the best area to see scattered storms will be in the Mountains and parts of the Foothills. The main risk is heavy rainfall, lightning, and gusty winds. Please move in if you hear thunder, a couple of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds. Areas to the east from Greensboro-Raleigh-Fayetteville east to the coast, the majority will stay a few lucky folks will see an isolated shower or thunderstorm mainly between 3-9PM. Looking ahead, showers and thunderstorm will coverage Friday/Saturday afternoon allowing for cooler temps in the upper 80s to low 90s, I'll have more on that soon.