Weather
Weather: Rain in the forecast; hurricane forecast updated
Aug. 11. The recent rainfall has closed the gap but we’re still roughly two inches below average in total rainfall this year. The USGS rain gauge located on Norman Shores has recorded about 25 inches of rain year this year compared to the average of 27 inches by mid-August. Our average annual rainfall is around […]
Weekend Weather: Mild temperatures stay with us
Aug. 8. With any luck the streak of 90-plus temperatures and exorbitant summer irrigation bills are behind us. If the brown patch in your grass looks like ours it’s a welcome reprieve from the soggy, hot summer. Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 8 mph. A slight chance of showers […]
Weekend weather: Typical summer
June 30. It will get warmer this weekend—94 on Sunday—with that summery mix of showers and T-storms that make life interesting. For fireworks, it looks good on both July 3 and July 4. Friday: Chance of showers, and T-storms. thunderstorms. High near 87. Saturday: Chance of showers, high near 89. Sunday: Chance of showers and […]
Weather update: Nicole coming to NC
Nov. 10. Hello Nicole! Look for rain and wind this afternoon and Friday as what’s left of Hurricane Nicole gives Lake Norman a glancing blow. The National Weather Service says we’ll have showers this afternoon and wind gusts around 30+ mph. Rain will come in waves with a downpour early Friday morning. Saturday will be […]
Weekend weather: Warm, with off-and-on sun
Nov. 4. Look for a partly cloudy and warm day today, with highs around 73. A weak front Saturday into Sunday means more clouds and the possibility of scattered showers, with highs on both days in the mid- to upper-70s. There will be breezes and overnight temps in the low 60s. Saturday: Sun off an […]
Ian, arriving sooner than expected, spawns cancellations, rescheduling
Sept. 29. [UPDATED] With Ian pushing up the coast faster than expected, the Lake Norman area will see higher winds today and rain more likely tomorrow, less so on Saturday. Ian, now a tropical storm off the coast of Georgia, is tracking toward the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina Friday. The National Weather […]
About that storm Sunday morning…
Aug. 22. Yes it was a thunderstorm—a series of strong ones actually—which descended upon Lake Norman around 430 am and hung around until about 6:30 am. What happened? Officials at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Greenville/Spartanburg said that a stalled frontal system over the southeast combined with middle-level disturbances generated a round of storms […]
Heat returning: 98 forecast Wednesday
June 21. It gets hot today—92 and sunny according to the National Weather Service—but Wednesday will be a scorcher. Temps tomorrow are expected to hit 98 with humidity returning. Thursday hot and humid, high of 94; Friday, 91. Late afternoon T-storms through Saturday. PHOTO: Nancy Bishop took this picture of the cove between Sunset Cove […]
Tips to stay safe during the heat wave
June 15. There’s a heat advisory in effect, with highs of 95 and above forecast for through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The Red Cross has this advice for dealing with the heat: Heat safety tips: —Hot cars can be deadly. Never leave children or pets in your vehicle. The inside temperature of […]
Major storm system under way
Jan. 16. As of 8 am about an inch and a half of snow has fallen in Cornelius and precipitation is changing to sleet, then freezing rain mid-morning, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s high will only reach 31 with windy conditions and daytime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. […]
