As summer heat stretched into September, we saw limited rainfall relief, leading to drought expansion in the east. It was also a milestone month in the tropical Atlantic due to the lack of hurricane a...

The hype around a “Super El Niño” became contagious this summer, and for good reason: the Pacific Ocean has been warming at a near-record rate, putting this on track to be perhaps the strongest El Niñ...

This August featured several weeks of heat, plus a mix of heavy rain and dryness. That capped off a hot summer that saw the first signs of drought recovery. More Sizzling Summer Days Fueled by a long ...

Folks in western North Carolina could be forgiven if time has become a blur. After all, they’ve endured a lifetime of pain and problems in the past five years. Perhaps nowhere has endured more devasta...

After hundred-degree temperatures early on, July ended with soaking rainfall that has improved, but not eliminated, drought conditions across the state. A Warm Month With a Sizzling Start Despite a la...

The start of summer brought several waves of hot weather, plus mostly dry weather with a few late-month rain showers. For more potential rain chances, we check in on the tropics and the emerging El Ni...

May brought widespread rainfall and some drought relief, along with typical temperatures for this time of year. However, spring was warm and dry overall, leaving us looking for better rain chances lat...

Big changes will be happening in the global atmosphere this summer, which could turn the tropical Atlantic from a hotbed into a ghost town, while also setting the stage for better rain chances locally...

Periods of summer-like heat and limited rainfall combined to cause drought intensification last month, which has led to new emerging impacts across the state. Untimely Temperatures Several long stretc...

As we remain mired in our worst statewide drought in more than 18 years, comparisons with historical droughts -- especially that memorable 2007-08 event -- have become common in recent weeks, includin...

With April showers staying away, record hot temperatures in recent weeks, and rainfall deficits continuing to increase, Extreme Drought conditions have been expanding explosively across North Carolina...

Spring kicked into high gear in March, with warm weather and high pollen counts, mostly dry conditions and emerging drought impacts, and the first severe storms of the year. Warm Weather Blossoms With...