Earl is long gone and now we've settled into a quiet weather pattern for most of the weekend.

The tropical season is reaching the most active portion of year and another storm has formed.

All things considered eastern Carolina fared pretty well when it came to Hurricane Earl, it could have been much worse.

Earl has moved on but what did he leave behind across eastern North Carolina?

Three tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean make for an interesting time along the East Coast.l

North Carolina beaches will have rough surf and dangerous rip currents due to Hurricane Danielle.

Showers over the past few days has eased drought conditions across eastern North Carolina.

The tropics have come alive after a quiet period in much of July and the first half of August.

The North Carolina beaches will see sunshine and light winds through the weekend.

Drier than normal conditions has created a drought across much of northern North Carolina.

The tropical Atlantic Ocean will become active as a series of tropical waves move westward from the African coast.

The extreme heat has been replaced with seasonal temperatures for the weekend.

A moderate drought continues across much of northern North Carolina.

Above normal temperatures began in spring and have continued through the summer across eastern North Carolina.

The tropics should remain quiet for the next few days but activity should pick up by the second week of August.

The summer of 2010 has been one of the hottest in many years.

The heat will become more intense over the weekend as temperatures and the heat index continue to soar.

Recent hot and dry conditions have expanded the area under a moderate drought.

The heat will build across eastern North Carolina for the remainder of the week.

Heat and high humidity will continue across eastern North Carolina through the weekend.

Dry weather continues to intensify across portions of North Carolina.

Much of eastern North Carolina has received beneficial rainfall over the past few days.

Hot and dry weather has many folks asking when and how much rain is coming to eastern North Carolina this weekend.

Hot and dry weather has caused drought conditions to return to northern sections of North Carolina.

The latest heat wave across eastern North Carolina will will get tempered a little over the next few days.