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Tropical Update: The tropics are beginning to get more active. Watching!

ncwxauthority

August 11, 2026 at 2:20:12 PM

🌀 Tropical Update: Good afternoon, everyone. I'm sure everyone is sick of working on this fine Tuesday, so as you take your scroll break from work, I thought you'd love to read my tropical update. In true fashion as we head toward the start of schools/colleges, the tropics are coming alive, and this year is no different. I am, and forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are monitoring two main areas for potential tropical development in the Atlantic Ocean and two areas in the Pacific Ocean, with one showing a potential threat to Hawaii.


In the Atlantic, we have an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic moving away from the United States that has a low chance 20% of some Tropical Development over the next 5-7 days, but does not pose any threat to NC!


Down in the Main Development Region of the Atlantic, we've had several tropical waves that are moving off Africa over the next 5-10 days, and some are trying to show signs of development. There is now a 70% from the National Hurricane Center that a Tropical Depression or Storm will develop in this area. There remains high wind shear and dry air, so it'll face an uphill battle as it moves generally westward across the Atlantic. Since the system has not even developed, let's take models with a grain of salt and not jump to too many conclusions, but the threat to North Carolina at this point is rather low. So there's no reason to worry at this point.


Image 2: Is a graphic I created to give you an idea how long it takes tropical systems to travel across the Atlantic Ocean (NOT A FORECAST), just an example. This location is 10-14 days away, and it may not even survive the trek across. There could be some enhanced moisture to parts of the Caribbean Islands which they very much need.


Over in the Pacific, there is an area of disturbed weather over 1k miles east southeast of the Hawaiian Islands that has a high chance of becoming a Tropical Depression or Storm. Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should closely


monitor the progress of this system.


I'll keep you posted all season long; nothing to worry about right now in NC!

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CADEN NELSON

CADEN NELSON

Friday, December 3rd, 2020 forecast rain is back.

Rain returns to the forecast, but much of the day should be dry. Happy Friday, North Carolina! We're watching another cold front that rolls through the state tonight through early Saturday; rain chances will be with it. Starting this morning, we should be mostly dry through the state, but I can't rule out an isolated shower anywhere in the state. Odds are you will stay dry this morning, rain chances will slowly go up after lunch with the best chances starting in the mountains and then spreading east through the late afternoon and evening, everyone will get wet overnight with rain clearing out by Saturday morning. It will also be rather breezy through Saturday; skies will be partly to mostly cloudy today. Temperatures will be warmer for some, at least from Raleigh east today, with highs in the 50s and 60s areas to the west will be in the 40s and 50s. I have more on the rain and evening some thunderstorms mainly east expected this evening into the overnight soon, have a great day.



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