Hurricane Erin Rapidly Strengthens – What It Means for the East Coast
Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a Category 3 major hurricane in the Atlantic, with maximum sustained winds near 145 mph as of Saturday morning.
Tropical Storm Erin’s Path & Potential Impacts: What Rowan County Should Know
As of early Friday morning, Tropical Storm Erin remains over the open Atlantic, several hundred miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. The system is moving west-northwest at around 17 mph and is still working to organize its inner core.
ENSO Update: Neutral Conditions for Now, La Niña Still Possible Later This Year
The latest update from the Climate Prediction Center says we’re still in neutral conditions in the Pacific Ocean — meaning we don’t have El Niño or La Niña right now.
What that means:
Tropical Storm Erin: Tracking the Path, Strength, and Potential U.S. Impacts
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to monitor Tropical Storm Erin in the central tropical Atlantic.
Tracking Tropical Storm Erin: What the Current Forecast Means for the Southeast
As of the National Hurricane Center’s 5 AM AST update, Tropical Storm Erin continues to move west across the central tropical Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Erin Strengthening in the Atlantic
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – 8:00 AM EDT
Summer Weather is Back: Rowan County Faces a Warm, Stormy Week
After a stretch of cooler, cloudier days, Rowan County is shifting back into a pattern more typical for August. That means a mix of warm afternoons, higher humidity, and the familiar chance for scattered thunderstorms on many days.
August Thunderstorm Patterns in Rowan County
After a stretch of cooler and cloudier days, a more typical late-summer weather pattern is returning to Rowan County. That means we can expect the daily risk of scattered afternoon thunderstorms to make a comeback this week.
Weekend Weather Shift and Tropical Update: Cooler Temperatures Hold Before Summer Storms Return
Rowan County will enjoy another day of below-normal temperatures as the effects of a lingering cold air damming pattern hold through the weekend. Patchy fog this morning will give way to partly sunny skies with highs in the low 80s today.
Weather Word of the Day: “Isentropic Lift” – And Why It’s Keeping Skies Cloudy
Published: August 7, 2025
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