The clouds, rain, and cool temperatures we had Wednesday will be back Thursday in central North Carolina before sunshine and warmer temperatures return for the weekend.
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Wednesday was the coolest day we’ve had in central North Carolina since last May, with a high of 64° at RDU Airport. Thursday may be a little warmer, but not by much, with clouds and occasional light rain holding on, mainly through the early part of the day.
Friday will see the sunshine and 70s return, and the great weather continues into the final weekend of the month. Saturday and Sunday will be dry, mostly sunny, and mild, with highs in the mid 70s.
Next week we continue to warm into the 80s by Tuesday, with a few showers back in the forecast by Thursday. There are no signs of 90s anywhere on the 10-day forecast.
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In the tropics, Fay is back as a tropical depression 2000 miles away from the North Carolina coast, and it is not expected to impact the East Coast. There’s also a disturbance coming off Africa with a medium chance of tropical development over the next week. But models take any system to the north, posing no threat to the East Coast.
We’ve now gone the longest in a hurricane season without a hurricane since 1914. There are no signs of that changing anytime soon, with a little more than two months remaining in the Atlantic hurricane season.
FORECAST
THURSDAY will be mostly cloudy and cool with lingering rain. The high will be 67. Winds will be out of the north at 10 to 20 miles per hour.
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OVERNIGHT will dry out and begin to clear out. The morning low will be 53.
FRIDAY will be partly cloudy and warmer. The high will be 71.





