January 24, 2024 | Posted in News
FANTASTIC DECEMBER DAY. THAT’S WHY I’M ALL WRAPPED UP IN THAT ONE PICTURE. YOU’RE WELCOME. KELLY, WE’RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. I’M THRILLED TO BE HERE. OH, WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ON THE HAPPY SIDE OF FREEZING AS WELL, RIGHT? YES. THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE. SO NICE LITTLE THINGS. LAINEY. YES. AND A WARM WELCOME. KELLY. I REMEMBER THAT DAY THAT YOU CAME TO VISIT AND YOU WERE IN THE WEATHER WALL, SO WE ARE SO THRILLED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. I LOVE THAT YOU ARE SEEING YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. THERE IS MOUNT AIRY ON KIND OF A SOGGY, DREARY DAY, RIGHT? CLOUDY ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S. SO YEAH, LOOK LIKE IT WAS GOING TO RAIN ALL DAY, MAYBE EVEN SNOW EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN IT WAS COLDER. NUMBERS RIGHT NOW ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S, AND WE DID TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 40S CLOSE TO 50. SO 44 OR I SHOULD SAY 45, IN GALAX, 43 IN PILOT MOUNTAIN AND A COOLER 40 IN NORTH WILKESBORO. WE’VE HAD SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHTRILLIONAIN NOW KIND OF PUSHING NORTH AND EAST OUT OF ALAMANCE COUNTY. WE WILL SEE SCATTERED LIGHTRILLIONAIN SHOWERS. WE’RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE SOME DRIZZLE, SOME MIST AND SOME FOG THAT WILL SET UP OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. NOW, SO FAR IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, IT’S BEEN PRETTY SOGGY. MORE THAN FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN. IT’S THE 12TH WETTEST JANUARY ON RECORD. AFTER WE HAD THE SECOND WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH MORE THAN SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN. AND WE’VE GOT MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST. IMPACT DAYS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES AND COVERAGE OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA, MOST OF WHAT WE’LL GET OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS GOING TO BE VERY LIGHT IN NATURE, SO MAYBE A 10TH OF AN INCH, POSSIBLY UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH, AND THEN WE’LL PICK UP SOME HEAVIER RAINS HEADING INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WHICH WILL TAKE US CLOSER TO AN INCH BY THEN. WE’VE GOT A FRONT DOWN TO THE SOUTH, WE’VE GOT STORM SYSTEM LINING UP OUT TO THE WEST IT IS THE FRONT LIFTING NORTH. THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR FORECAST MAKER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO TOMORROW THOUGH IN PARTICULAR, THAT WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY NORTH. WE’LL HAVE SOME SHOWERS AROUND IN THE MORNING. WE’LL KIND OF KEEP THEM AROUND DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ARE THE TRICKIEST PART. TOMORROW WE HAVE A SAYING IN THE WEATHER CENTER. IT’S CALLED NEVER TRUST A WARM FRONT AND I WILL TELL YOU, IF YOU’RE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS FRONT, YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN THE 60S AND 70S TOMORROW. IF YOU’RE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FRONT, YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN THE 50S. SO OUR FORECAST HIGH RIGHT NOW IS UPPER 50S ACROSS THE TRIAD. AND I DO THINK THERE’S ROOM FOR SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST, TO BE IN THE 60S TOMORROW AS THAT WARM FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH. SO SCATTERED RAIN, MILDER DEFINITELY TOMORROW WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S IF NOT 60S. WE’VE GOT LOW 50S THOUGH, AND UPPER 40S IN THE FOOTHILLS. DON’T THINK IT’S QUITE GOING TO GET THROUGH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS IN THE FOOTHILLS. HAVE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE’RE LOOKING AT NUMBERS THAT ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S, MAYBE 50 AS WELL, WITH SOME RAIN AROUND. THAT FRONT IS GOING TO LIFT NORTH BY THURSDAY MORNING, AND THAT’S WHY OUR OVERNIGHT LOWS ON THURSDAY ARE GOING TO BE SO WARM. AND THAT’S WHY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE GOING TO BE WELL INTO THE 60S AND PRETTY WET. THAT FRONT COMES IN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN IT KIND OF STALLS OUT JUST TO THE SOUTH. WE GET A WAVE ALONG THE FRONT INTO SATURDAY, WHICH KEEPS WET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST. WE ALSO DON’T HAVE A REAL SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. IT’S STILL GOING TO BE MILD, MAYBE JUST NOT NEAR 70 LIKE ON FRIDAY. AND WE’LL KEEP THOSE SHOWERS AT LEAS