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Balsam Gap, NC

64°

Wind:

4 MPH S

Activity Meter: Driving

Today's Forecast

Wednesday

Overnight

A few light evening showers; Some clearing late

57°

Wind: Nearly calm

Activity Meter: 4

A few light evening showers; Some clearing late

Thursday

Daytime

Patchy AM fog; Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers & PM thunderstorms; Warmer

72°

Wind: Light south

Activity Meter: 3

Patchy AM fog; Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers & PM thunderstorms; Warmer

Clouds; PM Light Showers

Wednesday, May 27 in Balsam Gap

High pressure situated along the Mid-Atlantic coast continues to wedge southward along the eastern slopes of the Appalachians, providing a moist, cool, southeasterly flow while the remnants of briefly named Tropical Storm Bertha moves northward today into Central North Carolina. The result is for a few mainly light showers this afternoon and tonight. The low moves to the north on Thursday and a southerly flow takes over as we break out into more typical end-of-May conditions with warmer temperatures and scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the end of the week.

Last updated on 05/27/20 at 4PM by David

7-Day Forecast

Thursday

Overnight

Mostly cloudy; A few showers or thundershowers possible

58°

Wind: Light south

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; A few showers or thundershowers possible

Friday

Daytime

Mostly cloudy; Showers & thunderstorms likely; Warmer

73°

Wind: South 5-10 mph

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; Showers & thunderstorms likely; Warmer

Overnight

55°

Wind: South Light

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; Showers

Saturday

Daytime

Partly sunny; Widely scattered showers & thunderstorms

70°

Activity Meter: 4

Partly sunny; Widely scattered showers & thunderstorms

Overnight

Partly cloudy with an evening shower or thunderstorm around

51°

Activity Meter: 4

Partly cloudy with an evening shower or thunderstorm around

Sunday

Daytime

67°

Activity Meter: 5

Bright sunshine; Cooler & less humid

Overnight

44°

Activity Meter: 5

Clear; Crisp

Monday

Daytime

67°

Activity Meter: 5

Abundant sunshine & pleasant temps; Nice start to June

Overnight

48°

Activity Meter: 5

Clear & cool

Tuesday

Daytime

69°

Activity Meter: 5

Mostly sunny; Remains nice

Overnight

52°

Activity Meter: 5

Mostly clear

Discussion

Clouds; PM Light Showers

The remnants of newly dubbed Tropical Storm Bertha moves northward into Central North Carolina before exiting to the north later tonight. A few light showers are expected this evening as the low moves just off to our east. Some clearing is possible overnight, but any clearing would quickly lead to patchy fog.

We break out into more typical end-of-May conditions for Thursday and Friday as a moist southerly flow takes over and allows for warmer temperatures. Scattered mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms develop on Thursday with a better concentration of showers and storms expected on Friday as a front approaches from the west. Showers and thunderstorms continue Friday night and into the day on Saturday, however I think Saturday will end up far less active. The front makes a clean sweep Saturday evening and this brings a refreshingly clear, cool air mass into western North Carolina for the conclusion of the weekend and to begin the month of June.

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Today's Forecast
7-Day Forecast
Discussion

Wednesday

Overnight

57°

Wind: Nearly calm

Activity Meter: 4

A few light evening showers; Some clearing late

Thursday

Daytime

72°

Wind: Light south

Activity Meter: 3

Patchy AM fog; Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers & PM thunderstorms; Warmer

Clouds; PM Light Showers

Wednesday, May 27 in Balsam Gap

High pressure situated along the Mid-Atlantic coast continues to wedge southward along the eastern slopes of the Appalachians, providing a moist, cool, southeasterly flow while the remnants of briefly named Tropical Storm Bertha moves northward today into Central North Carolina. The result is for a few mainly light showers this afternoon and tonight. The low moves to the north on Thursday and a southerly flow takes over as we break out into more typical end-of-May conditions with warmer temperatures and scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the end of the week.

Last updated on 05/27/20 at 4PM by David

Thursday

Overnight

58°

Wind: Light south

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; A few showers or thundershowers possible

Friday

Daytime

73°

Wind: South 5-10 mph

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; Showers & thunderstorms likely; Warmer

Overnight

55°

Wind: South Light

Activity Meter: 3

Mostly cloudy; Showers

Saturday

Daytime

70°

Activity Meter: 4

Partly sunny; Widely scattered showers & thunderstorms

Overnight

51°

Activity Meter: 4

Partly cloudy with an evening shower or thunderstorm around

Sunday

Daytime

67°

Activity Meter: 5

Bright sunshine; Cooler & less humid

Overnight

44°

Activity Meter: 5

Clear; Crisp

Monday

Daytime

67°

Activity Meter: 5

Abundant sunshine & pleasant temps; Nice start to June

Overnight

48°

Activity Meter: 5

Clear & cool

Tuesday

Daytime

69°

Activity Meter: 5

Mostly sunny; Remains nice

Overnight

52°

Activity Meter: 5

Mostly clear

Clouds; PM Light Showers

The remnants of newly dubbed Tropical Storm Bertha moves northward into Central North Carolina before exiting to the north later tonight. A few light showers are expected this evening as the low moves just off to our east. Some clearing is possible overnight, but any clearing would quickly lead to patchy fog.

We break out into more typical end-of-May conditions for Thursday and Friday as a moist southerly flow takes over and allows for warmer temperatures. Scattered mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms develop on Thursday with a better concentration of showers and storms expected on Friday as a front approaches from the west. Showers and thunderstorms continue Friday night and into the day on Saturday, however I think Saturday will end up far less active. The front makes a clean sweep Saturday evening and this brings a refreshingly clear, cool air mass into western North Carolina for the conclusion of the weekend and to begin the month of June.