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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Tropical Storm Arthur forms will bring life-threatening flooding to the gulf coast and some moisture to NC.

Ethan Clark
Jun 17
2 min read

Tropical Update: Tropical Storm Arthur becomes the first Tropical Storm of the 2026 season about 30 miles ENE of Port Oconnor along the Texas Gulf Coastline. The remains of Arthur and an approaching cold front could bring some gusty winds and scattered rain/storm chances to North Carolina Thursday night into Friday. I'll have more on this post. There's far too much hype with this system; we will be just fine in the Carolinas. Tropical Storm Arthur is mainly a rainstorm with a name because it is a very sloppy system.

-Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated higher totals near 20 inches, through early Friday from the Mid and Upper Texas coast east-northeast into southern and central portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, along with western portions of Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. This could generate dangerous to life-threatening flash flooding.

-NC IMPACTS: There will be two factors in our forecast for the remainder of the week: a cold front approaching from the NW and the remnants of Arthur sliding by to our south. Thursday will be a hot and humid day with highs in the 90s and feeling like the low 100s, a little cooler in the mountains due to more clouds from the approaching systems. Thursday will be windy across the state with 20-35MPH wind gusts statewide due to the pressure differences and the approaching systems. High Fire Danger likely. Thursday late afternoon/evening, scattered showers and even some thunderstorms will move into the Western areas and push east overnight. Severe threat is very low, but some gusty winds are possible.

Friday scattered showers and even a thunderstorm will be move through the state through the morning hours into the early afternoon (east). Rainfall amounts don't look like much, but some local spots could pick up an inch (SW mountains) and maybe some east, but many will be quite disappointed in the rain amounts. Gusty winds are likely Friday, 25-35MPH inland with up to 45MPH+ along the coast, esp Friday morning. High Surf and Rip Currents are likely. It is all history by Friday night, I'll pass along updates like normal! No reason to worry here in NC!