Thursday and Friday keep the heat cranked up around here, and itβs going to feel much more like early summer than spring. Weβre talking upper 80s to near 90 both days with plenty of sunshine and very little in the way of relief. It also stays quite dry, so that elevated fire danger isnβt going anywhere.
One of the biggest storylines this year isnβt just in the Atlantic,Β itβs happening in the Pacific.Β There are growing signs that aΒ βSuper El NiΓ±oβΒ could develop as we head into the peak of hurricane season. A typical El NiΓ±o means warmer-than-average water in the Pacific. AΒ SuperΒ El NiΓ±o takes that even further, with temperatures running aboutΒ 1.5 to 2Β°C above normal, which can have a stronger influence onΒ weather patterns.Β Right now, some of the latest guidance from NOAA and the ECMWF suggests thereβs roughly aΒ 1-in-3 chanceΒ we could reach those levels by late summer or early fall.
March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years.
The Artemis II astronauts have kicked off their record-breaking trip around the moon that promises unprecedented views of the far side. Mondayβs lunar journey comes after the three Americans and one Canadian broke Apollo 13βs distance record, the farthest that humans have ever traveled from Earth.
The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew's first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century.
Severe weather, snow storms, and the TSA worker shortage caused travel nightmares across the United States Monday.
The severe weather threat is continuing to build across our region late tonight into Monday. The primary threats are damaging winds and even a few tornadoes, especially for locations south of I-85 and along and east of the I-77 corridor.
We say it all the time: turn around, donβt drown. Thatβs for good reason - the #1 cause of avoidable death from severe weather in the Carolinas is drivers trying to make it through flooded roadways.
Meteorologist James Scott spoke with Dr. Sanjay Khiani on how to keep from sneezin' this season.
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