North Carolinians have had some wonderful weather this past week but it looks as though the next couple of days are going to bring some rain back into the picture as well as some warmer temperatures. The 7 day forecast is showing temperatures getting back up to the 90s and a bit more cloudy rather than sunny weather for the next few days. Scattered afternoon showers and t-storms can be expected for tomorrow and Thursday and temperatures will remain fairly constant with highs in the upper 80s and lows around 70. We have had such a mild summer here in NC!

Weather in the midwest and west has shifted 180 degrees from earlier this summer. Now, the southwestern region of the United States (Southern Nevada, Northern Arizona, and central and southern Utah) is actually under a flash flood watch, most likely because the ground is so dry that even the smallest amount of rain, rather than being absorbed into the soil, actually runs across the ground as if the ground were a non-porous surface. Also, now the northern midwest (South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota)  is under a  heat advisory an a red flag warning.

There is no tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean at this time.

I hope everyone is having a fantastic first full week back to classes! I am thoroughly enjoying my classes this semester and will be integrating some of my Spanish into future posts! I will also be updating my blog every Tuesday and Thursday each week, with other posts providing that an important meteorological event occurs. :D