Dean Grubbs lives in Garner, NC and is a lifelong weather enthusiast specializing in how global climate patterns relate to local weather. He has written seasonal forecasts and commentary for more than 12 years. Email Dean.
Unfortunately the idea of snow or ice on Christmas or Boxing Day is not coming to fruition. There are a few reasons that the storm is not going to reach our region but rest assured that...
Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? Do you remember last year's Boxing Day Knockout snowstorm with fondness? There is a good opportunity for a repeat. The Triangle recieved 4-8" of snow with...
A stereotypical La Nina features a strong northern jet stream which maintains a storm track north and west of our region. The fact that high pressure flows toward low explains why the south and eastern regions of our country...
The seasons can be described in two groups, short and broad wavelengths. Transitional seasons like Spring and Fall feature more frequent frontal passages and temperature changes. Summer and Winter are more prone to contain repetive weather patterns and a...
There is no seasonal outlook that causes more consternation than forecasting winter. In my 15 year experience I have found that winters that are warmer and less snow than forecast lead to volleys of rotten vegetables! Oddly enough...
Recently the most frequent question has been about the upcoming winter. The previous 2 winters were cold, reminiscent of the late 1970's. Central VA was buried in snow during the 2009-10 campaign and the NC...
Hurricane Katia has caused some angst this week as model projections struggled with her track. Running the slot between Cape Hatteras and Bermuda has always been the most probable outcome but other potentially landfalling solutions were...
Hurricane Katia will need to be watched carefully during the next 4-6 days. There is a potential that the storm will fail to be pulled northward by a passing trough. If this occurs then there will be...
The perspective on Irene and storms like her is based on typical of tropical storms in the lower latitudes. Storms like Andrew (FL Hit) and Charley feature extremely high winds that often cover less than 40 miles from center...
Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout NC just prior to 8 AM this morning. The 845 Radar image from Morehead City shows both locations within the eye. Oriental, NC is reporting storm surge flooding that is higher than...