Weather Blog

Hurricane Erin Expands as It Tracks Toward the Western Atlantic

August 18, 2025

Hurricane Erin is growing in size as predicted, with new data confirming its strengthening structure and expanding wind field.

Hurricane Erin: What It Means for the Carolinas

August 17, 2025

Hurricane Erin continues to churn through the Atlantic as a powerful storm, with the National Hurricane Center issuing its latest update early Sunday morning.

Hurricane Erin Rapidly Strengthens – What It Means for the East Coast

August 16, 2025

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

August 15, 2025

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

August 14, 2025

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

August 14, 2025

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

August 13, 2025

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

August 12, 2025

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – 8:00 AM EDT

Summer Weather is Back: Rowan County Faces a Warm, Stormy Week

August 11, 2025

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

August 10, 2025

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.