All Aboard The NC Rollercoaster Ride

Before I get into today's post, I want to post a satellite image of Hurricane Dolly making landfall on the south eastern coast of Texas yesterday. Sorry I did not post yesterday but it was my bday and there was enough severe going on in NC that I did not have a chance to post...



She made landfall packing maximum sustained winds close to 100 mph, a solid category 2 hurricane.

Just too recap, we had highs of 97 on both Monday and Tuesday with humid conditions. Due to storms and more clouds we only reached 90 on Wednesday but still with high humidity. Today we much cooler and more pleasant conditions with a high only 87 and we had dew points crash into the lower 50's earlier today. The days before the dew points were in the lower 70s. That is what makes the air feel more soupy and we basically cut the amount of water in the air in half today. As I write this, it is currently 73 degrees in my backyard under clear skies. We have a very real chance of seeing lows Friday morning in the upper 50s, a few degrees above the record 56 for a low set back in 1947. Friday will again be pleasant with a few more degrees added on to the high. Expect a high around 89 and a low of 59. This weekend the heat and humidity will make a return but will there be storms?