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OUTLOOK

A weak area of low pressure will continue to slowly drift along the North Carolina coast today, then track northeast along the East Coast through the weekend, possibly becoming a tropical storm. Typical midsummer weather can be expected across the region over the next week, with hot, humid conditions and isolated to scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day.

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General Forecast Through Saturday Night

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s in the nigher elevations and the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 in the higher elevations and the upper 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the upper 70s in the higher elevations to the upper 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the 60s.

Hazards

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the mountains this afternoon and into the evening. The main threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and heavy downpours. A storm or two may become strong enough to produce damaging winds. Also, slow-moving storms may cause localized flooding.

Air Quality

Air quality should be in the upper range of Green today for the county.

Friday and Saturday, the weak area of low pressure will finally depart to the north and east, leaving behind a light pressure gradient. This will result in mostly sunny skies, temperatures warming into the lower 90s and very light winds – all conditions conducive to ozone formation. As a result, expect ozone to respond into the low to possibly mid Code Yellow range across many of the metropolitan locations. Particle pollution levels may also begin to elevate with Code Yellow concentrations possible across the state on Friday.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
101 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2020

…GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL JULY 15…

BEGINNING TUESDAY, JULY 7, THE KGSP WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREER, SC, WILL BE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR, FUEL TANKS, AND ACCOMPANYING COMPONENTS. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE RADAR’S OPERATION DURING PERIODS OF COMMERCIAL POWER OUTAGES, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS PRESENT.

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