Summery in South Carolina
Posted by Ryan
Thunderstorms are always hit or miss in the southeast. They never move in lines like they do further north, they crop up and drift. It's really hard to say whether a certain city will see a storm beyond about two hours. Somehow, Weatherbug correctly asserted that the rain would not find it's way into Greenville, and were the only ones to do so. The best part was that their temperature forecast was the best by a few degrees as well, so it wasn't just luck that won the forecast. In fact, the forecast was only off by a degree total through the period.
Actuals: Sunday, High 91, Low 73
Monday, High 93, Low 73
Grade: A
Greenville, South Carolina to Tallahassee, Florida
Posted by Ryan
Our Monday afternoon drive will be fairly enjoyable. It's only about 7 hours from Greenville to Tallahassee, covering 414 miles. That puts us on a pace of 59.7mph, thanks in large part to some country roads and a trip through the heart of Atlanta.
For a drive through the southeast in the dead of summer, this will be a fairly easy trip. A low off the Florida coast will pass over the Peninsula and draw almost all focus for thunderstorms south of our route. It's going to be so blasted hot and humid for the drive that there is that outside chance of a storm, but that likely won't come until after we have been on the road for a while. I would say we will be dry until we reach Macon, after which we will fend off some isolated showers until we hit the Florida border. No rain is expected in Tallahassee, but it will be incredibly warm.
Greenville, South Carolina
Posted by Ryan
Up into the Piedmont to end out week today.
At 1153AM, ET, Greenville was reporting a temperature of 84 degrees with clear skies. A persistent boundary, borne both of a weak surface low just off the coast and the moisture of the Gulf of Mexico sat just south of the Greenville-Spartanburg area and was generating some clouds along the Georgia border and keeping dew points a little bit lower than sites touth of the boundary.
The weak system will actually do enough to keep moisture south of Greenville for today. The effect of Tropical Storm Colin in the western Atlantic will actually assist in shifting the boundary south, further away from Greenville, but the absence of an east-westboundary will allow for a weak north-south wave to ripple into the Piedmont and bring the threat for an isolated thunderstorm Monday afternoon.
Tomorrow- Mostly sunny, High 94, Low 71
Monday - Isolated thunderstorms, High 94, Low 73
TWC: Tomorrow - A mainly sunny sky. High 92, Low 73
Monday - Isolated thunderstorms. High 90, Low 73
AW: Tomorrow - Variable cloudiness with a shower or thunderstorm around, mainly later; warm High 95, Low 72
Monday - Partly sunny and remaining warm High 94, Low 74
NWS: Tomorrow - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy High 93, Low 72
Monday - slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly cloudy High 93, Low 73
WB: Tomorrow - Mostly Sunny, High 91, Low 73
Monday - Mostly Sunny, High 94, Low 73
Wow, not often Weatherbug and the Weather Service have different precipitation forecast. Here is the latest satellite.
Greenville, North Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee
Posted by Anthony
Today we get a nice long trip across I-40 from the Coastal Plains from NC to one of the hotbeds of country music, Nashville. I've actually taken this trip before, and midway we get to enjoy the picturesque Smoky Mountains. But will Mother Nature cooperate and give us some sunny skies to enjoy the scenery? Let's see what this day-long 621 mile haul brings us!
We head out early today given the length of this trip, making sure to get out of the city before all of the college students from ECU can continue their weekend fun. An area of low pressure has been camping off the Outer Banks for the last few days, keeping scattered shower and thunderstorm activity over the region. This low pressure, however, is starting to drift towards the northeast as a cold front makes its way through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, drawing the low pressure towards it. We expect a few scattered showers over Eastern North Carolina when we get going, however, with the cold front pushing through the Appalachians at this point, shower and thunderstorm activity is expected to quickly blossom during the late morning hours. By the time we roll past Raleigh towards Greensboro, the Rain-X we applied could be coming in pretty handy as some strong thunderstorms could kick up over the Coastal Plateau. By early afternoon, we should be heading towards Ashville, with much of the thunderstorm activity behind us heading towards the coast. With the front shifting through, skies should be clearing out, leaving us with fairly nice weather as we mosey on through the Appalachians into TN. There might be a couple lingering showers over the southeastern portion of TN during the late-afternoon/early-evening, but for the most part should be clear sailing as we speed on down I-40 towards Nashville. Country music awaits!
