Forecast Last Updated at Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 12:33PM

Dry Thursday Before Wet Weekend

Sunshine continues through high clouds and temperatures remain on the cooler side today. Tomorrow clouds thicken as Ian moves in, rain beginning midday. The bulk of the rain and gusty winds are expected overnight Friday and Saturday morning but showers continue into Sunday. Rainfall totals are in the 3"-6" inch range with more expected in localized areas along the Blue Ridge.

Calendar on the Wall!
The 2023 Blue Ridge Calendar is a 16-month calendar with pages for September 2022 through all of 2023. You can enjoy the winning photography from the Southern Appalachians daily beginning now.

Thursday Hi: 63 Lo: 43 Still lots of sun through high clouds Continued seasonably cool; NE wind 10-20 mph and gusty

Friday Hi: 58 Lo: 49 Becoming cloudy; Rain arriving in the afternoon, increasing Fri. night; NE wind 10-20 mph, becoming gusty

Saturday Hi: 59 Lo: 53 Overcast & rainy, heavy at times in the AM (thunder possible); NE wind 10-20 mph and gusty in the morning, wind decreasing mid-day

Sunday Hi: 60 Lo: 50 Overcast; Showers continue; Breezy at times

Monday Hi: 62 Lo: 50 Generally cloudy; Rain showers remain possible

Further Out

Tuesday - Mostly to partly cloudy; A step warmer; High in the mid 60s; Low in the mid 40s
Wednesday - Partly cloudy; Warmer; High in the upper 60s; Low in the lower 40s

Forecast Discussion

Canadian high pressure is centered over the Great Lakes today. High clouds filter sunlight and temperatures are around 8 degrees cooler than average. Winds could get gusty at higher elevations.

At noon, Tropical Storm Ian is just off the coast of central Florida today and continues north over the Atlantic before making another landfall in the Charleston area tomorrow afternoon.

For us in the Southern Appalachians tomorrow, clouds thicken and winds pick up as Ian approaches. Rain begins around midday and turns heavy Friday night. We'll experience high winds through Saturday morning as the core crosses through western North Carolina.

Ian breaks up on Saturday but moisture sticks around allowing showers to continue Sunday and linger into Monday. Rainfall totals are expected to be around 3"-6" inches in most places but areas along the Blue Ridge escarpment could see more. Despite dry conditions over the last few weeks, there is still flooding and landslide risk.

Clouds decrease Tuesday as temperatures warm up into a more pleasant Wednesday.

Announcements

Using information from RaysWeather.Com

First, all data and forecasts on RaysWeather.Com are the intellectual property of RaysWeather.com, Inc. Here is our usage policy regarding rebroadcast or redistribution of any information from our site...

"The reader is not permitted to reproduce, retransmit, redistribute any weather data, forecasts, analysis, image, or any other product from this site to any other person or entity, in any format by any means. All information, data, and images contained on any page of this site are copyrighted by RaysWeather.Com, Inc. (unless otherwise noted) and is the property of RaysWeather.Com, Inc. Information, data, and images from this site may not be archived or stored for future use. Exceptions to this condition of use may only be made by express, written permission of RaysWeather.Com." See our Terms and Conditions page.

In short, if you do not have a written agreement with us to do so, you do not have permission to republish any information found on this site. If you work for a media entity (TV, radio, website, newspaper, etc.) and wish to republish information from this site, please contact us at raysweather.com or call our offices at 828.264.2030.