North Carolina's Weather Inconsistency

I've lived in a few different regions of the country, but no matter the location, the meteorological humor always sounds the same: "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute and it will change."

Considering the winter we're having in North Carolina, I think the locals here have the fairest claim to that joke.

We had snow on Jan. 20 (see Erica's "January Highlights" post); one week later, the temperature was in the 60s.

Tonight, a winter weather advisory is in effect, and they're calling for snow; the forecast for the end of the week calls for temperatures pushing 70 degrees.

Not wanting to seem like the transplant I am, I haven't raised this concern in mixed company. Thanks to WRAL Chief Meterologist Greg Fishel, I can now speak my mind. This is in fact crazy.


"We'll have very cold weather, at least by North Carolina standards, Wednesday and Thursday. And then, look, bang! 58, 67, 70 (degrees) – just like that," Fishel said.

"What's likely to happen over the next seven days is just bizarre, just nothing short of bizarre," he said.