Relief has arrived!....Hurricane Alex set to make landfall...

The big weather story around our region is the end of the hot weather pattern that we have been in the grips of for most of June. Yesterday was a fairly unsettled day with lots of showers and storms through the southern Piedmont over into the coastal Plain. Today, that zone of rain chances shifts every so slightly southward as cooler and drier air begins the process of working in.

For the Triad, most spots should have a dry day, although a few showers are possible in southern sections of the viewing area. For the Charlotte region, some showers and storms are possible, but the farther south and east you go, the more widespread the activity should become.

Highs today will only be in the low to mid 80s....a welcome change!

Tomorrow and Friday look simply terrific....highs in the lower 80s tomorrow, low to mid 80s Friday. Both days will feature lots of sunshine and low humidity values.

For the Independence Day weekend, it still looks nice with mid to upper 80s for highs and lots of sunshine.

The forecast gets a bit more complicated next week as a coastal low might try to form in addition to some warmer temps trying to move in from the west.

Hurricane Alex....

Alex continues to strengthen this morning. As of the 5am advisory, Alex was a Category 1 hurricane with 80mph sustained winds. Alex could become a Category 2 hurricane prior to its northern Mexico landfall tonight.

Flooding will likely be a big problem in northern Mexico into parts of Texas and Louisiana.