Despite weakening overnight into a post-tropical cyclone, former Hurricane Isaias threatens the North Carolina mountains with mudslides and floods, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Saturday.
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- Feels Like: 70°
- Heat Index: 70°
- Wind: 5 mph
- Wind Chill: 70°
- UV Index: 6 High
- Sunrise: 07:28:38 AM
- Sunset: 06:54:44 PM
- Dew Point: 69°
- Visibility: 7 mi
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Mostly cloudy with light rain this morning. High 72F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy skies. Low 62F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Mostly sunny. High 81F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
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- Mike Conley
An emergency shelter is opening at noon today at the McDowell County Senior Center, 100 Spaulding Road in Marion.
- Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte flights and weekend events were canceled as Isaias became a major hurricane in the Gulf on Friday.
- s_johnson
“Residents are encouraged to monitor weather conditions and stay informed by following all notifications and guidance issued by McDowell County Emergency Management."
- Anna Roman The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Orionids meteor shower is active from now to Saturday, Nov. 7.
- Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer
Could Hurricane Isaias, which strengthened in the Gulf on Thursday, deliver the destruction of 2024’s Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains?
- wchapman
"It turns out, at least from my subjective opinion of when we reach peak color each year, that September is important,” former Appalachian State professor Howard Neufeld said.
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Brandi D. Addison
USA Today
A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.
- GINGER BUMGARNER Winston-Salem Journal
"In 2015, North Carolina had its wettest December on record."
- Ignacio Calderon and Doyle Rice USA Today
The United States’ scorching summer of 2026 was a record-breaker, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Sept. 9.
- KEITH WEIR Reuters
Both July and August are on track to be the warmest on record, reflecting a trend of rising temperatures across the country.
- Sharon McBrayer
Temperatures are expected to be above normal through mid-September.
- Jeanine Santucci, Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver USA Today
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the Atlantic, just days after music icon Dolly Parton's death, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.