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FORECAST: Soggy outlook, flash flood threat midweek
The dry stretch of weather is coming to an end. Rain chances are back this week with widespread showers expected.
WCNC Staff, Brad Panovich, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs, Larry Sprinkle
12:41 PM EST March 6, 2019
6:45 PM EDT October 3, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rain is starting to move into the region from the west. The mountains and foothills are first to pick up a few showers Sunday evening with additional rain possible overnight.
Expect a few scattered overnight through Monday along with temperatures in the mid 60s. This will be the first batch of rain after a stretch of dry days with little to no rain for the Charlotte area. Additional rounds of showers are likely to develop throughout the entire week with Tuesday, Wednesday into Thursday being the wettest period of widespread rain.
The risk for flash flooding is low Monday, but slightly elevated for the mountains on Tuesday in anticipation of steady to heavy rain impacting the same areas repeatedly.
Next Weather Maker:
The approaching cold front is the driving mechanism behind the unsettled weather this week. This front will interact with a trough of low pressure (being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for potential development) for the days with the most widespread rain.
There will be a steady flow of tropical moisture, which will provide measurable rainfall after little-to-no rain to round the month of September. The deficit for the year is over two inches below average. The moisture will feed in from the Gulf of Mexico as well from the Atlantic.
Be prepared for daily rainfall. Two to three inches of rain will be possible for much of the Charlotte area with localized higher amounts west of the metro. Over the next seven days, the higher rainfall totals are projected for the mountains and foothills.
In the Tropics:
Hurricane Sam and Tropical Depression Victor continue to churn in the Atlantic Basin, but won’t impact us locally. Elsewhere, we have a new tropical wave to monitor, click here for more.