News and stories about North Carolina's weather and climate
Rapid Reaction: A Season's Worth of Snow in One DayNEW
DECEMBER 11, 2018 | WEATHER EVENTS, WINTER WEATHER
We didn't have to wait long this winter to see our first major snow event in North Carolina. The second weekend of December brought significant accumulating... (Read more)
A Cold, Wet November Offers a Possible Winter Preview
DECEMBER 4, 2018 | CLIMATE SUMMARY
November in North Carolina was another wet month accompanied by the arrival of wintry temperatures and the ending of the Atlantic hurricane season, which... (Read more)
The SCOfficial 2018-19 Winter Outlook
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | SEASONAL OUTLOOK, WINTER WEATHER
In our previous post, we described the atmospheric patterns that could affect the northern hemisphere jet streams -- and therefore our weather -- this... (Read more)
Winter Outlook: A “Similar but Different” El Niño Taking Shape
NOVEMBER 13, 2018 | SEASONAL OUTLOOK, WINTER WEATHER
Today, we kick off our seventh annual winter outlook series by looking at the state of the oceans and atmosphere entering the winter, along with how these... (Read more)
Michael Ushers in Fall in North Carolina
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 | CLIMATE SUMMARY
We nearly felt all four seasons during October, including a warm start, a mid-month tropical storm, the eventual arrival of fall, and the first frost in... (Read more)
