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A weak cold front slid overnight, bringing slightly lower humidity and a modest break from the intense heat. Highs will ease back to around 90 degrees Monday and the upper 80s Tuesday, with mainly dry conditions expected. While an isolated shower cannot be ruled out, much of the moisture will be suppressed to our south.
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Another day of extreme heat rewrote the record books across central North Carolina. Raleigh-Durham International Airport officially reached 97 degrees, breaking the previous record of 97 set in 1944. Elsewhere, temperatures topped 100 degrees in some communities, while the Sandhills fell just short of record territory.
The latest record marks the 15th daily high temperature record at RDU in 2026, tying 2007 for the most record highs ever recorded in a single year. With more than six months still remaining, there is a good chance that mark will be surpassed before year’s end.
The cooler stretch will be short-lived. Heat quickly rebuilds by the middle of the week, with highs returning to the mid-90s Wednesday and approaching the upper 90s Thursday.
Additional record highs could once again be challenged before temperatures settle closer to seasonal averages heading into Father’s Day weekend.
FORECAST
MONDAY will be mostly clear and much cooler. The high will be 90. Winds will be 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the northwest.
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OVERNIGHT will have increasing cloud cover. The low will be 68. Winds will be 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the north.
TUESDAY will be mostly cloudy and seasonable with a few stray showers. The high will be 87. Winds will be 5 miles per hour out of the northeast.
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This forecast was prepared by the CBS 17 Storm Team and is based on the latest information available and years of weather forecasting experience in North Carolina. It was not produced by a computer like many forecasts you find on the web, social media and smart phone apps.
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