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Why a 50% chance of rain usually means a 100% chance of confusion.
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It’s one of the most misunderstood terms in all of weather,…
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What El Nino could mean for Charlotte this winter.
So by now we have all seen the headlines about the strong El…
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Perseid Meteor shower peaks tonight, here's how to find a dark spot.
Tonight's the peak of the best meteor shower of 2015. So after…
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Best Meteor shower of 2015 is this week!
We have many meteor showers throughout the year, but here are…
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Hurricane Seasonal Outlooks raise awareness but take with a grain of salt.
We are less than a week away from the beginning of the 2015 Atlantic…
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Why WX is the abbreviation for Weather.
If you are reading this blog, follow me on social media or follow…
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Perspective on the accuracy of Meteorologists
I know what you are thinking. “Here we go another Meteorologist…
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Mecklenburg County Tornado History
Yesterday Mecklenburg County had the 1st tornado warnings issued…
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Sneaky late week storm and possible Thanksgiving Nor’easter.
Well looky here a little sneak attack of much-needed rain just…
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What’s the big deal with naming winter storms?
As you may or may not know by now The Weather Channel has decided…
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What the pattern that produced Sandy means for our Winter
Only a week removed from my annual winter forecast for the Carolinas…
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Sandy’s Cold & Snowy Side
The impacts of Sandy are about to really be felt across the North…
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8th Annual Winter Forecast 2012-2013
It’s that time of year again for my annual winter forecast…
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Significant Impacts From Sandy on the Coast.
Tropical Storm Sandy may end up causing more issues on the coast…
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Early Thoughts on Isaac in the Carolinas
It’s still early but some thing are slowly coming into better…
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Perseid Meteor Shower should be the best of the year.
The Perseid meteor shower is technically already started but…
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Heat Wave heading towards the Carolinas.
The cool start to summer is about to change dramatically to some…
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Severe weather threat for Friday
A strong cold front will be bringing the threat for severe storms…
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More snakes this year? No it’s just the early warm weather.
As someone who has a wife completely terrified of snakes I’m…
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Another Possible Tropical System off the Southeast Coast.
For the second weekend in a row there is a good chance we could…
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Charlotte’s Most Accurate Forecast; It’s Not Just Marketing for Us.
There are two things that I take very, very seriously in my job.…
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Weak Sub-Tropical Storm Possible on the Carolina Coast.
I’ve been watching this low for a few days now and last night…
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Get ready for another Supermoon this Saturday
Like last years supermoon on March 19th which was a big hit among…
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March was so warm that April has actually been cooler.
Now that April is almost over the temperatures this month are…
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Calling All Weather Geeks, Weenies & Junkies
Do you love watching clouds, Have you ever watch The Weather…
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Charlotte Has 2nd Warmest March on Record
For most of you the fact that we had a warm March isn’t a shock,…
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Warm Winter Does Not Equal Warm Summer
With the very mild winter and very warm start to spring the questions…