🌀 Who remembers HURRICANE FRAN which made landfall at Cape Fear 28 years ago back in 1996?!?!?! Amazingly, this storm is the last major hurricane to make landfall in SE NC or NE SC! Take a look back at this devastating storm.... weather.gov/ilm/HurricaneF… #ncwx #ilmwx

Another dry day for your Friday before light to moderate rain returns tonight into Saturday as low pressure develops offshore.

Rain cometh-late tonight into early Saturday.

☔Latest radar this Fri eve shows some light rain pushing toward NE SC from the south which will move into SE NC overnight and end later Sat. Although most locales should only pick up ~0.25" or less, there is a low risk for 1+" near the coast. weather.gov/ilm #ncwx #scwx

Offshore low pressure will bring rain to the eastern Carolinas today. Highs should stay in the comfortable 70s! Rain should taper off this afternoon and drier weather is expected tonight. #ncwx #scwx

🌀Although the tropics are heating back up, not expecting any significant threats to SE NC/NE SC for the next week! Still a long way to go in the hurricane season though so stay prepared....weather.gov/ilm/hurricaneprep #ncwx #scwx #ilmwx #myrwx

A cold front moved through the Carolinas early this morning. Cooler and drier air will build in behind this front for the first half of the week. If you live more than about 10 miles inland, your lows should reach the 50s Monday and Tuesday nights! #ncwx #scwx

Amidst periodic light rain and persistent cloud cover, there is also a threat of a strong north to south longshore current and all beaches except Brunswick county beaches 🌊 #ILMwx #NCwx #SCwx

Did you know that weather satellite GOES-16 houses the first operational lightning mapper flown in geostationary orbit? The data provided helps forecasters make potentially life-saving decisions. goes-r.gov/spacesegment/g…

Clouds should diminish along the coast as yesterday's cold front stalls across Florida. Drier air and comfortable temperatures will continue for the next couple of days with nighttime lows expected to dip into the 50s away from the beaches! #ncwx #scwx

Here is the 11AM update on newly named Tropical Storm #Francine. The system is forecast to become a hurricane before landfall, staying west of our area through the next 5 days. The surge of tropical moisture will increase rain chances headed into the weekend 🌧️ #ILMwx #NCwx #SCwx

Here's a daily SST Loop of the North Atlantic Basin running from Aug 01 to Sep 08, 2024. Water temps still plenty warm to sustain tropical development (26.7C or 80F). As always, note the meandering Gulf Stream up the U.S. East Coast and then across the North Atlantic. #scwx #ncwx

Another beautiful day today with highs in the low to mid 80s! #ncwx #scwx

58°F with a dewpoint of 53°F at ILM Airport as of 7:30 AM EDT this morning. Autumnal September sunrise reminds us that the equinox is approaching. You still have time to pontificate your winter greens though. #ncwx #scwx #ILMwx

Did you notice the hazy or milky looking skies overhead today, across Southeast NC and Northeast SC? Well it's smoke from fires upstream, confirmed by looking at a 506pm EDT visible satellite Imagery (opaque reflection) with NOAA's smoke analysis for the day. #ilmwx #ncwx #scwx

Clouds increase today, but we will remain dry. Highs in the lower 80s this afternoon. #ncwx #scwx

A non-tropical low is projected to develop off the Southeast U.S. coast this weekend. There is a 20% chance it could attain tropical characteristics as it evolves. The low could also move toward the Carolinas coast and bring some impacts to the area early next week.

Here's the latest NHC 7 Day Outlook encompassing the North Atlantic Basin, nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin…. In addition, here's an infrared satellite imagery loop, from 115pm thru 335pm, illustrating what these potential tropical entities look like at the moment. #ilmwx #ncwx #scwx

Cloudy and cool today with highs in the lower 80s. A few showers will be possible along the coast late this afternoon and this evening. #ncwx #scwx

There is a risk of strong rip currents today, especially for the beaches of New Hanover, Pender, & Georgetown Counties. An area of low pressure off the coast this weekend will result in continued rough surf & rips. Note: The attached image was corrected from this morning's post.