Shea Gibson - Meteorologist

08/23/2026

8/22/26 Saturday 7:40pm:
This was a supercool compact double bow on the horizon earlier. If you look closely, you can see ROY G BIV from left to right, and again on the mirror image (very faint) from right to left. Inverse operation. :)
Pic by Jennifer Lewey.

08/23/2026

8/22/26 Saturday 8:45pm:
Small portion of the light show tonight. LOTS of these widespread forks going wayyyy across the sky. Not heat lightning! But seriously awesome.
Video by Jennifer Lewey.

08/23/2026

8/22/26 Saturday 8:20pm:
Quite the lightning show out there tonight!!

08/22/2026

You can't win ya know. Not here in the South.

08/22/2026

8/21/26 Saturday 5pm:
Mean sky moving towards the coast up in McClellanville, SC.
Video by Simon Hare

08/21/2026

8/21/26 Friday 2:30PM:
Interesting mesolow spinning along the GA/FL border towards the Atlantic. Just watching.

08/21/2026

For those who monitor dewpoints/RH on their weather stations, here is the chart to use for Heat Indices.

08/21/2026

8/21/26 Friday 8AM Update:
Seeing a little bit of yellow color on the map - area near Bermuda showing 10% next 48hrs and 20% next 7 days with slow development if at all. Upper shear will likely not favor this environment. The other area to our far east heading towards Portugal / northwestern Spain has a 20% chance but over cooler waters - more likely to be a subtropical system.
NO worries for any US territories nor the US mainland at this time.

08/21/2026

What a great sunrise shot from 8/12/26 as seen from Pawley's Island. This is soooo Carolina! Its like the Endless Summer pic of fishing.
Pic by Tanya Ackerman

08/21/2026

Rinse, repeat (in sweat).

🔥 A Heat Advisory is in effect for the coastal counties from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT today. Highs will reach the mid to upper 90s, with a few spots near 100°F. Heat index values of 108 to 112°F are expected. Stay cool and hydrated!