NWS Tornado Watch (Avery County)

Current Conditions
Linville

Temp: 61.0°F

Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 5:39PM

Showers and Storms Tonight

A line of strong thunderstorms is dropping southeast out of Kentucky this evening. Fortunately they will weaken some as they arrive, but it will still be noisy with brief heavy downpours and gusty wind. Monday, a front blows through from the west with only isolated showers or thundershowers; a gusty west wind will be the most noticeable feature of the day. Unseasonably cool weather returns Tuesday and last through the rest of the week. This coming Friday and Saturday... remember Friday and Saturday a week ago? The gray monster returns.

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Sunday Hi: 78 Lo: 64 Mostly to partly cloudy; Evening, & nighttime scattered showers & storms; West wind 5-15 mph but gusty in storms

Monday Hi: 71 Lo: 54 Partly cloudy; Isolated daytime showers or t-showers; Cooler Mon. night; NW wind 10-20 mph gusting to 40 mph in the AM

Tuesday Hi: 67 Lo: 49 Partly cloudy; Much cooler; Cannot rule out a stray afternoon shower; NW wind 5-15 mph

Wednesday Hi: 70 Lo: 49 Lots of sun; Cooler than the calender suggests

Thursday Hi: 68 Lo: 54 Becoming cloudy; Showers developing in the PM; Fog possible at ngiht; Unseasonably cool

Further Out

Friday - Yuck; Clouds; Fog; Impressively cool; Periods of rain; High in the mid 60s; Low in the mid 50s
Saturday - Continued yuck; Clouds; Fog; Chilly; Periods of rain; High in the lower 60s; Low in the upper 50s

Forecast Discussion

A front stretches from northern Michigan to Texas tonight. Ahead of the front, strong to severe thunderstorms are rolling southeast from Kentucky. They will weaken as they cross the Appalachians this evening, but that doesn't mean we completely dodge the bullet. Brief heavy rain and gusty wind is likely as the stronger leading showers and storms arrive first.

The front crosses the Appalachians Monday with lots of wind but very little rain. The cooler air arrives Monday night.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be generally nice but seasonally cool. With cool air aloft, we cannot rule out an afternoon shower Tuesday.

The center of high pressure will be over West Virginia Tuesday and Wednesday then drift northeast later this week. Monday's front will be around the Gulf Coast with low pressure in Texas Wednesday headed east. The combination sets up up for repeat performance of the cool, gray, damp weather that overtook us 8-9 days ago.

Clouds increase Thursday. Rain develops in the afternoon and will be with us through most of Saturday. Expect fog (especially near the Blue Ridge) and ridiculously cool temperatures Friday and Saturday.

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