Tropical feels through early next week
Scattered afternoon storms each day with highs in the low 90s and storm chances continuing into the holiday week.
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Nicole Madden is the WCCB’s Chief Meteorologist, providing the morning forecasts on News Rising on WCCB Charlotte’s CW. Nicole joined the WCCB Charlotte weather team in August 2017.
She comes to us from KSLA in Shreveport, LA where she was the Weekday News Now at 4pm Meteorologist.
Nicole spent the first three years forecasting for the ArkLaTex. From tornado outbreaks in Dixie Alley to the Red River Flood of 2015 and again in 2016 to wildfires, flash flooding from Tropical Storm Bill and yes, even winter weather – she has experienced nearly everything Mother Nature has to offer. Not only was Nicole forecasting in the studio, but she took her expertise into the elements to track storms and cover the aftermath of the not so nice side of Mother Nature.
She also loves to get out into the community and do personal event forecasts from different towns in each and every county in the viewing area.
Nicole graduated from Florida State University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. She is an active member of the American Meteorological Society. Prior to her degree at FSU, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her Bachelor’s of Science and a dual degree of Business and Communication.
When Nicole doesn’t have her head in the clouds she loves playing with her rescue pup, Colby, traveling and watching the ‘Noles and New York Jets during football season.
Scattered afternoon storms each day with highs in the low 90s and storm chances continuing into the holiday week.
Another hot and humid day with heat indices up to 105 to 108 and scattered strong storms possible this afternoon and evening.
The environment is primed for explosive thunderstorms beginning Wednesday afternoon, as the threat of severe storms, damaging wind increases.
Heat Advisory remains in effect as highs soar to near 100 again this afternoon. Instability will lead to scattered strong to severe storms capable of producing damaging wind and heavy downpours.
Heat Advisory in effect through midweek with highs near 100 and heat index values 105+, ahead of scattered strong storms Wednesday.
Dangerous heat builds in this week with highs reaching the upper 90s, but heat index values pushing to 103-108.
Lower humidity today with highs near 90, but heat and humidity build back in this weekend ahead of dangerous heat next week.
Humidity builds ahead of a cold front that will bring scattered storms, a few could be strong to severe this afternoon.
Hot and humid today with highs near 90,. A cold front brings more organized storms with the threat of damaging wind Thursday.
Scattered storms return this afternoon with highs near 90, and heat index values near the triple digits
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