By Wednesday morning, any lingering showers will be long gone, and we're in for a much nicer day. Sunshine returns, clouds gradually break apart, and temperatures climb quickly into the upper 80s. It will feel more like summer again, and a steady west-southwest breeze could gust close to 20 mph at times.
Union County Water is urging customers to follow Stage 1 of their water conservation measures, plus the Town of Harrisburg has released voluntary water conservation guidelines, as hot and dry conditions continue across the southeast
Charlotte Water plans to implement voluntary water restrictions starting next week amid the ongoing drought.
A local water system is asking customers to help conserve water in the extreme heat and dry conditions. Iredell Water is the first in our area to implement water restrictions this season.
One of the biggest storylines this year isn’t just in the Atlantic, it’s happening in the Pacific. There are growing signs that a “Super El Niño” could develop as we head into the peak of hurricane season. A typical El Niño means warmer-than-average water in the Pacific. A Super El Niño takes that even further, with temperatures running about 1.5 to 2°C above normal, which can have a stronger influence on weather patterns. Right now, some of the latest guidance from NOAA and the ECMWF suggests there’s roughly a 1-in-3 chance 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. Monday’s lunar journey comes after the three Americans and one Canadian broke Apollo 13’s 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.
