The long period of dry weather came to an end this week as heavy rain hit most of eastern North Carolina.

Much warmer air is on the way after a cool break earlier this week.

PoP in weather terms means Probability of Precipitation. For a lot of folks it's just plain confusing.

Eastern North Carolina will enjoy a brief break from the warm weather early next week before the heat arrives.

Below normal rainfall this year combined with a two-year drought continues to cause abnormally dry conditions across eastern North Carolina.

Summer officially begins June 21 but the hot weather will start long before the calendar shows it.

After an extremely active severe weather week, we'll see a much needed break in the action as we head into a new week.

Severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes hit eastern North Carolina this week.

Strong thunderstorms turned severe across eastern North Carolina producing 8 tornadoes.

The new solar cycle that was supposed to begin over a year ago is showing no signs of life.

It appears eastern North Carolina will return to normal spring weather after a hot and dry week.

After a chilly winter and spring...this latest heat spell will be around for a while.

A sunny and warm weekend will undoubtedly send many folks to area beaches this weekend.

Soil moisture conditions remain near normal across most of eastern North Carolina.

The weekend is approaching and it looks like some summertime temperatures are moving in our direction.

It's been a chilly spring, but it looks like we're finally shaking the frosty mornings.

Cold air returned on Thursday night and dropped temperatures to the freezing mark in some locations.

We may see fewer hurricanes this year after a very active decade.

The sun has gone quiet after several decades of high sunspot activity.

Rain during the late winter and spring continues to improve long-term drought conditions across North Carolina.

Warmer weather is finally on the way after a very chilly Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

Late week clouds will be replaced with sunshine and mild temperatures.

Recent rainfall has alleviated the drought that has persisted for the past few years.

Temperatures averaged below normal during March across eastern North Carolina.

With a very active spring weather pattern across the country, March is going out on a cranky note.