WEATHER: It looks like another sunny day is in the forecast, but some strong storms are on the way. Here is a look at your forecast!
WEATHER: It looks like another sunny day is in the forecast, but some strong storms are on the way. Here is a look at your forecast!
WEATHER: We’re going to see rapidly improving conditions as we head through your Wednesday! Here is a look at your forecast!
Happy Wednesday!
Tropical Depression Beryl certainly left its mark here in the Midlands of South Carolina. Dual-Polarization Doppler Radar rainfall estimates show rainfall up to 4 inches in Orangeburg County, particular toward to the eastern portions of the county. We also received some wind damage reports for parts of Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. There were also some other areas that received very little rain, such as Newberry and Saluda counties.
As we head through this Wednesday, our conditions are going to improve. We will see a lot more sunshine as Beryl drags away the clouds with it. Unfortunately, it won’t take away the humidity, so it’s going to feel muggy out there. With highs expected to top 90 degrees, a heat index will indicate to us that it feels more like the lower 90s out there.
Our next chance for rain shows up by Friday as a disturbance blows through the Carolinas. After that, we’ll see sunny skies for the weekend with highs in the mid-80s, and the 90s return for the first couple of days next week.
Enjoy your Wednesday wherever you are!
JO
BERYL: Tropical Depression Beryl is moving up the eastern coast, and that is going to bring us some rain. Here is a look at your forecast!
Good Tuesday morning!
You’re likely headed back to work today, and if that’s the case, have an umbrella handy. Tropical Depression Beryl is moving its way into South Carolina during the day today, and that hopefully translates into some rain for us. Those along the east portions of South Carolina will get the best rain totals up to 2 inches or more. For us here in the central Midlands, it is likely that we will see about a quarter of an inch of rain. If Beryl does decide to shift further west before moving into South Carolina, that can change, but the dynamics are going to make it difficult for Beryl to do that because of some resistance it is receiving from the west.
The rain is likely to stay overnight into Wednesday morning. We will then dry out once Beryl leaves us during the day tomorrow. We get a short break with a slight chance of rain with temperatures in the 90s by Thursday, and it will feel humid too. An upper-level trough (a disturbance) will approach us again Friday, and that should also bring us some rain too. The weekend looks dry with highs in the mid-80s to near 90 degrees.
Have a great day!
JO
Happy Memorial Day to you.
Before I get to the forecast discussion, I want to take the time to thank all those who have died for our freedom. Memorial Day sometimes loses its meaning in the midst of all the festivities of the “first unofficial day of summer”. At the same time, celebrating that freedom is certain a way to recognize the gratitude of those who went before us and gave everything for our freedom. However, we don’t ever want to lose sight of that sacrifice, and I wanted to take the time to write that here.
When it comes to the forecast, I am holding steady with the forecast that I made last week, which is a partly to mostly cloudy day with clouds increasing later on this Memorial Day. It will be warm with highs in the upper-80s, and we have a 30% chance of scattered showers and storms. We will predominantly see clouds instead of rain today. The best chance of rain comes into the forecast tomorrow as Beryl moves to the north and east and goes through the Carolinas. Beryl is now a Tropical Depression and is packing winds of 35 miles an hour as of the 11 a.m. update. Beryl is expected to eventually re-strengthen over the Atlantic once it arrives back in the ocean and re-organizes itself off the North Carolina/Virginia coast later this week.
Have a great Memorial Day!
JO
Happy Sunday!
Beryl has now become a tropical storm. You’re asking what that means… simply put, a tropical storm has a “warm core” fueled by warm air, and there are dynamics associated with that. A standard low pressure system is “cold core”, meaning that the dynamics are different because it takes a standard evaporation process and has a few layers of cold and warm air masses interacting with each other. Beryl had a mix of both, but now, it has organized itself to where it is purely tropical. One benefit for us is that Beryl has tightened into a much more compact storm, and that may be good news for us (if we don’t want to be soaked on Memorial Day). It looks like the track has slightly shifted southward as well.
While I can’t rule out the chance for rain, it looks like we’ll be partly to mostly cloudy for your Memorial Day with highs in the mid-80s. Areas south of Columbia may experience some breezy conditions. We’re facing a 20-30% chance for rain and showers, and rough surf is possible, especially in the Lowcountry. Please be safe and don’t enter the waters if the surf is dangerous.
Beryl is expected to turn and be driven north and east, which means we’re looking at the possibility of some heavier rains by mid-week. We do need some rain, and depending on how quickly Beryl turns, we may be getting some more of what we need to catch up on our deficit.
I’ll keep you posted here and on my Facebook page!
JO
Good Saturday morning to you.
Subtropical Storm Beryl is trying to gather itself together off the coast of the Carolinas and move toward the Georgia/Florida coast. Yesterday, I was reviewing our ADONIS Future Track HD computer model during the Noon newscast, and I mentioned how the upper level winds were tearing the storm apart. While we are expecting some of those winds to relax, it doesn’t look like it’s going to let up enough to allow the storm to really get organized. Therefore, it’s going to stay slightly disorganized while being pushed into the Georgia/Florida coast. A high pressure system will keep us mostly sunny today, but it’s also going to be part of the reason why Beryl will also get pushed toward the United States since the flow around that high is clockwise.
The hope is that Beryl will be similar to Alberto, which means it won’t be very organized, and the center of circulation will be wrapped in a smaller amount of storms. This will lead to mainly cloud cover for us Sunday and Memorial Day. Showers are possible too. The Lowcountry may experience Tropical Storm force winds later Sunday into Monday. If we’re lucky, we might be able to get away with just some clouds, but we’re waiting and seeing right now. For now, we’re leaving the rain chance at 30% here in the Midlands with better chances for rain down toward the southern portions of the state.
I’ll keep you posted with the latest throughout the weekend.
JO
WEATHER: For now, the weather is looking good for the Memorial Day holiday, but we’re keeping an eye out for a tropical disturbance south of Florida. This may become Beryl… here is the latest in this weather update.
Happy Friday!
We are ending this week on a very warm note with highs in the lower 90s. We hit 90 degrees at both Columbia Metro and the Hamilton-Owens Downtown airports yesterday. It will feel muggy in addition to the very warm temperatures, so make sure to stay hydrated, cool, and protected from the sun with plenty of sunblock.
A high pressure system will continue to give us sunny conditions through Saturday. We have a wildcard scenario for the beginning of next week as a tropical disturbance is brewing in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center is placing a 70% chance of the storms turning into a Tropical Storm, which would be named Beryl. Unfortunately, if this system does develop, it looks like we have a chance of the storm having a significant impact over our weather next week. The high pressure system that is giving us this sunny weather won’t clear the area quickly enough, which means it will block the system from leaving and help steer it into the Southeast. However, this really depends on whether the storm can actually get organized. There is not a lot of wind shear pushing against the storm, but the water isn’t exactly the best with ocean temperatures in the lower 70s, which is relatively cool. My expectation is that this system will get organized but will not be very powerful, so we may have to look out for the chance of rain as we go into the first part of next week, which is a bummer for Memorial Day.
However, right now, since Beryl has not developed, I’m going with the forecast that we’re going to see partly cloudy skies for Sunday through the middle of next week with a chance of afternoon showers and storms. Highs will be around 90, and lows will warm up to around 70 degrees.
I’ll keep an eye on the system and will update you on my Facebook page.
Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend. Let us never forget those who sacrificed and served for our freedom.
JO
