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Clearing skies today, with frost tonight
Gusty winds coming Saturday night & Sunday with strong cold front
Cooler weather for the start of next week
Meteorologist Mark’s Vlog in a Flash
48-Hour WX
Seven-Day Forecast
Daily Forecast Summary
Today: Skies gradually clear. Frost develops under clear skies tonight.
Friday: Mostly sunny & pleasant.
Saturday: Partly cloudy and mild. Winds picking up overnight.
Sunday: Partly to mostly cloudy, with a good chance of showers. Very gusty winds, as a strong cold front passes through.
Monday: Mostly sunny and cooler. Morning frost.
Tuesday – Wednesday: Frosty mornings, then partly cloudy and cool.
Meteorologist Mark’s Severe Wx Concern
Threats
A cold frontal passage will bring gusty winds and perhaps a rumble of thunder to the plateau on Sunday. Winds may become quite gusty during the day. Make sure you have secured any loose outside objects. I would discourage hiking or any outdoor activities that might put you in harm’s way of a fallen tree branch. Sporadic power outages may be possible.
Severe storms are not expected over the next 7-10 days.
On This Day in Wx History
1933- The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930’s occurs. The dust storm, which spread eastward, reduces the visibility to ½ mile in Tennessee.
Almanac
Yesterday’s National Temperature Extremes
High: 91° at Falcon Lake, Texas
Low: -7° at Gothic, Colorado
Tropical Outlook
Tropical Storm Eta is making its way across northern Florida this morning. The storm came ashore last night with a rather high storm surge. Some locations hadn’t seen storm surge like that in many years. Eta has proven that tropical storms are not to be dismissed, just because it’s “just a tropical storm.”
This map shows the forecast wind speeds and coverage of Tropical Storm Eta over the next several days, as the system moves northeast.
Theta continues to move toward Europe, while our disturbance in the Caribbean begins to demand our attention. That system will become Tropical Storm Iota within the next 24-48 hours. At this time, that system is expected to impact Central America and then dissipate.
Today’s National Wx Hazards
Heavy rainfall continues to threaten the Carolinas today. This will only aggravate the flooding that is taking place there this morning. Farther south, Tropical Storm Eta is making the trek across northern Florida, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Meanwhile, snowflakes are flying across the Great Lakes Region, as well as back over the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
Tomorrow’s National Wx Hazards
A winter storm gathers strength across the Northwest. Significant snowfall is likely across higher elevations. Unsettled weather can be found in the middle of the country, as well as across the East Coast and New England, but widespread hazardous weather is not expected.
8 – 14 Day Outlook (Nov 19-25)
The pattern in the extended outlook continues to look quite warm for much of the country. At least we’re finally seeing some moisture show up for parts of the central plains and Midwest. Some dry weather is nice this time of year, but we certainly don’t want it to get too dry.
Temperature
Precipitation
Weather Shots
This is video this morning from Hiddenite, North Carolina. As much as eight inches of rain has fallen there in just the past 24 hours, with more rainfall on the way. The rainfall is from a cold front passing through, while an area of low pressure develops in the area. WBTV’s Kristi O’Connor reports that, “Mooresville Fire tells me at least 23 people have been rescued from flood waters at HiddenNite Family Campground in Hiddenite. They have 5 boat crews on the water searching for more people. Some patients are being treated by EMS, I’m not sure of their conditions.” What a dire situation. Let’s hope and pray all these folks are alright after being treated.
NASA Nerdology
NASA tweeted this gorgeous picture of an American flag on the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday in honor of Veteran’s Day. What a cool picture of our precious flag! They also tweeted, “Honoring all veterans today on Veteran’s Day and every day. Many have served and serve across the globe, including in orbit on the ISS to support human spaceflight and exploration. We thank them for their service to our country, past and present, and their families.” We echo the sentiment, NASA, today and every day.
