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Some homes still without power

Sept. 28. Fifty-five homes are without power on Stough Farms and Weaver Circle off Meta Road this morning, as yard and road clean-up continues. Duke crews were en route as of 8 am. The outage, which was caused by fallen trees or limbs, is expected to be repaired early this afternoon. Saturday forecast Sunny, with […]

Weekend Weather: Hello sunshine

Sept. 27. Well, that was some kind of Friday morning, but it looks like skies will clear this afternoon. Sunshine Saturday and Sunday. Friday: Remnants of Helene, clearing this afternoon, wind gusts dying down. Saturday: Patchy fog before 10, then mostly sunny, high near 79. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high […]

Tree down on Cornelius Street

Flash flood warning; Westmoreland reopened

Sept. 27. [Updated 11 am] Westmoreland has been reopened by CPD after closure earlier this morning. Belle Isle completely blocked by a downed tree just past Mollypop as of 10:30 am. Cornelius Town Hall expected to open at 11:30 am. More: +Duke Energy is reporting 350+ homes without power between Torrence Chapel and Walter Henderson. […]

Helene rainfall totals

Heavy rain, winds expected in NC as Helene passes to the west

Sept. 26. [Updated] Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a State of Emergency ahead of Hurricane Helene due to severe weather that could threaten life and property inland. NEW: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools will go remote tomorrow due to the storm. Helene is forecast to cause flash flooding, landslides, debris flows and flooding across portions of western […]

Weekend Weather

Sept. 20. The weather in a word—perfect. That is if you like sun and temps in the mid-80s. Friday: Sunshine, high 83. Saturday: Sunny, high 83. 20 percent chance of showers after 2 pm. Sunday: Sunny, high 85-87. Monday: Partly sunny, high near 80. Tuesday: Partly sunny, high near 81. The Weekend Weather report comes […]

Weekend Weather

Sept. 13. Despite Francine passing through to our west, the weekend weather will not be as bad as you might have thought. Light showers possible today and Saturday, not so much Sunday for the Panthers’ season opener. Friday: Chance of showers, thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 78. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with […]

Weekend Weather

Sept. 6. Look for another perfect weekend weather-wise, with sun and cooler late-summer temps. Welcome to meteorological autumn! Friday: Partly sunny, high near 80. Calm wind. Saturday: Partly sunny, high near 82. Sunday: Sunny, high near 75. Monday: Sunny, high near 78. Tuesday: Sunny, high near 81. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high near 81. Thursday: Partly […]

Labor Day Weekend Weather

Aug. 29. Today (Thursday) will be a scorcher, with mid-summer weather all weekend—hot, humid and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thursday: Sunny and hot, around 95. Heat index above 100. Friday: High of 91-93, heat indices in the upper 90s. Possible thunderstorms after 2 pm. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 90-92, humid. Isolated showers, thunderstorms in […]

Weekend Weather

Aug. 23. This amazing streak of cooler, drier weather continues this weekend, but summer temps (and humidity) return Monday. Friday: Sunny and dry, high near 81. Saturday: Sunny, dry high near 84 Sunday: Sunny, high near 87. Monday: Sunny, high near 91. Humidity returns. Tuesday: Sunny, high near 93. Wednesday: Sunny, high near 94. Thursday: […]

Weekend Weather

Aug. 16. Look for summery weather and the return of humidity this weekend—with possible late-afternoon thunderstorms. Friday: Mostly sunny, high near 88. Humidity levels climb, evening storms possible. Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, high near 90. Afternoon storms possible. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high near 88. Afternoon storms possible. Monday: Sunny, high near 84. Tuesday: Sunny, […]