ABC Columbia Forecast

Today’s Forecast

Thursday and most of Friday will be quiet, but that will change as Hurricane Florence is headed our way. It will strike the Carolina Coast and then it’s expected to move very slowly inland. Strong winds and rain will arrive late Friday and continue overnight. Look for on and off steady, at times heavy, rain Saturday and Sunday. Expect some…

Today’s Forecast

The next few days will be quiet with just some late-day showers, but then we have to focus on Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Florence continues to barrel towards the Carolina Coast. The best estimate is that it’ll make landfall along the coast as far south as Myrtle Beach and as far north as Cape Hatteras. At landfall (and soon after) the…

Today’s Forecast

It’s going to be hot with scattered late storms over the next few days. Hurricane Florence is going to make landfall on Thursday and on its present forecast track, we here in the Midlands will get a glancing blow with wind gusts to 50 mph and 2-3 inches of rain. But stay tuned for updates on the Florence forecast. Categories:…

Today’s Forecast

Very hot and humid again this weekend. A bit cooler next week. Stay tuned for the possibility of impacts from Hurricane Florence by the end of the week. Categories: Todays Forecast Tags: ABC Columbia Forecast

Climate Change Leads to More Downpours

As the planet warms, the United States is seeing more downpours. Here’s part of an article written by Climate Central. “A warmer world supercharges the water cycle, leading to heavier precipitation. To start, a warmer atmosphere creates more evaporation — for every 1°F of warming, the saturation level is increased by about four percent. With more water evaporating into the…