Second, during big weather events from tornadoes to flood warnings, Don was always on TV. First, he's 6'5" and one of the taller meteorologists on TV. He began his weather career over 20 years ago as a lead forecaster for KBIM-TV in Roswell, New Mexico.Īs for his moniker, "Big Weather," Don was given that nickname by a colleague for two reasons. Prior to that, Don worked for WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, and WTAJ-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He holds the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society as well as a Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association.ĭon joined Eyewitness News from Chicago where he served as a meteorologist for WBBM-TV. Temperatures will rise a couple to several few degrees each day starting Sunday, getting back to the historical average in the mid-80s by the end of the forecast period.Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC11 Eyewitness News. The collapsing surface low should eventually give way to the associated upper low as our dominant feature early next week, keeping clouds and showers (as opposed to the weekend's steadier rain) around until midweek, by which time the upper low should either open up, spin out to the Atlantic, or both. However, we're running well behind on May rainfall (1.13" compared to the whole-month historical average of 3.38" at RDU, or just 33% of normal as of yesterday) so this rain should help to keep us in fair shape heading toward the end of the season. Either way, this is a poorly-timed storm for outdoor activities. There remains some risk of this system picking up tropical characteristics but this is a very low chance that, quite frankly, will not change the impacts from the storm. This is when the inch-plus rainfall reports are the most likely to come in, although our western zones stand a chance of heavy rain continuing into Sunday depending on the placement and intensity of the low by then. Saturday appears likely to be the worst day of the event as the zone of low pressure pivots toward the coast and probably even comes onshore by the overnight hours at the latest, swinging the widest swath of enhanced wind gusts and the heaviest, broadest rain shield across the area. Rain and strong winds will venture farther inland overnight Friday and the entire southeastern half or so of the viewing area could be into the rain by Saturday morning. Gusts may approach 40 mph at the coast but it is not out of the question for gusts to even touch 30 mph within the Triangle. We'll stay dry today but the developing storm just might bring the onset of rain along the coast at night, especially for southern sections.įriday will be the first of the stormier days as the low lifts northward and deepens, with most modeling allowing for the steady rain to make at least limited progress inland through the afternoon as we notice the wind picking up. We can expect limited sunshine through the day as we continue to watch that storm begin to organize, and all signs point toward a surface low developing tonight and especially into Friday. For today, clouds are most widespread to the south at this time as our weekend storm sits off the Florida coastline. (WTVD) - A coastal storm will start to take shape over the next several days, ensuring that the holiday weekend will be wet across the area. Memorial Day weekend features rounds of rain.
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