Grant Skinner

Friday has finally brought some much-needed, steady rain to the region! Let's look at what systems are bringing this rain, where some of the highest rain totals have been over the past couple of days, and where we could see some of the most rain Friday through next week.

Highs will already be hotter this weekend, but this is just a taste of some the heat we'll experience over the next week. The heat risk could become extreme ahead of the 4th of July. Let's break down the pattern that will bring the heat and our forecast heat risk into next week.

With multiple flood alerts issued throughout the day Thursday, it's important that we use plenty of caution on the roads. Here are some things to remember before you drive!

Any time we get some beneficial rain, it is good to embrace the win but also put the rain into perspective. We still need a lot of rain to pull us out of the drought. Let's break down how much rain we have seen so far this month and how much we need to break the drought in a one month period.

It has been a hotter-than-normal August so far, and it has also been very humid. That humidity makes it feel even hotter. Let's talk about why it makes us feel hotter and how we can stay safe during the heat.

We saw lots of rain in July, but we have not seen much rain in August so far. A front is expected to bring some better totals over the next handful of days. Let's break down our expected totals to start the weekend and how much we could see through next week.

We will have a near total lunar eclipse Thursday night, but there may be some difficulties viewing it due to cloud cover. Let's dive into how our pattern will change ahead of the eclipse and the cloud cover forecast.

When we receive a lot of heavy rain in a short period of time, flash flooding can occur. The Weather Prediction Center releases risk levels for this flooding, so let's break down what they are and what they mean.

It's no secret: it is way too hot outside. Highs up to around 100 degrees and heat advisories are not uncommon during the summertime. This late in the summer, though, it is definitely a lot more rare. Let's put this heat into perspective and talk about when the relief arrives.

Beneficial rain for parts of central North Carolina in July helped improve some of our reservoir levels, but others desperately need rain. With many of you heading to our area lakes for Labor Day weekend, let's check out our current lake levels and talk about safety concerns.