Current Conditions
Powder Horn

Temp: 74.2°F

Forecast Last Updated at Monday, September 25, 2017 at 6:28AM

High and Dry

Maria is churning off the Carolina Coast for the next four days with some surge and beach erosion resulting from a persistent easterly flow. But in the Southern Appalachians, we are high and dry for the next seven days. Temperatures are summer-like through Wednesday. A front arriving Thursday returns temperatures to near-average by Friday and below average this weekend.

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Game Time Forecast

Partly cloudy
65°
Light East wind

Monday Hi: 83 Lo: 61 High clouds; Very nice; Light East wind

Tuesday Hi: 83 Lo: 61 Mostly clear; More of the same; Light NE wind

Wednesday Hi: 85 Lo: 63 Lots of sun; Continued warmer than average; North wind 5-15 mph, breezy at night

Thursday Hi: 79 Lo: 56 More PM clouds; Not as warm; Breezy

Friday Hi: 74 Lo: 49 Partly cloudy; A step cooler

Further Out

Saturday - Mostly clear; Cooler; High near 70 degrees; Low in the upper 40s
Sunday - Mostly clear; Definitely fall; High in the upper 60s; Low near 50 degrees

Forecast Discussion

Hurricane Maria is large but gradually weakening. It moves north, off the Carolina Coast, then pauses SE of Hatteras before being swept northeast by a front that moves through here Thursday. Coastal areas will be affected by tropical storm winds and some surge due to a persistent easterly flow (especially from Jacksonville to the NC/VA state line).

High pressure centered in the Northeast controls our weather. Temperatures are above average and become slightly warmer Wednesday.

A cold front currently in the Great Plains moves east reaching us Thursday. Temperatures become cooler, step-by-step, Thursday into the weekend as Canadian air arrives. By weekend, we'll definitely feel fall.

Speaking of fall, the cool temperatures in the second week of September definitely got Fall Colors going especially at higher elevations. At lower elevations, bet on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of October being peak season at lower elevations.

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