Flash flood threat continues Thursday
They won't completely disappear, but rain chances become more isolated heading into the weekend.
Happy Friday Eve! Heavy rain Wednesday night led to another round of flash flooding across North Carolina – and we’re under the water gun once again this Thursday. Expect widespread showers and thunderstorms to fire up by the mid-afternoon hours across the WCCB Charlotte viewing area; some of these storms will pack gusty winds, small hail, and frequent lightning, but the main threat will be the rain. While not everyone gets wet today, most communities will see measurable rainfall. Exactly *how* measurable the rain will be in your neighborhood will depend on luck. Most of the area will see under an inch, but localized amounts may approach 3″+, much like Wednesday night.
If you’re sick of the rain – and many of us are – there is good news as we head into the weekend. More stable air settles back into the Carolinas on Friday, which won’t completely erase storm chances, but it will make them more isolated through the weekend. The Friday-Sunday timeframe looks like a classic summertime pattern – hot and humid with afternoon isolated pop-up storms. Highs hang around the mid-to-lower 90s across the Piedmont and Foothills over the next five days.
Today: Variable clouds. PM scattered thunderstorms. High: 90°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Tonight: Scattered storms early, then some clearing. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Friday: Partly cloudy. PM isolated storms. High: 92°. Wind: SW 5-10.
Friday Night: A few storms early, then partly cloudy. Low: 72°. Wind: Light.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a stray storm or two. High: 92°. Wind: SW 5-10.
