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Tropical moisture leftover from the short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur will pair with a cold front over central North Carolina and bring decent chances for rain Thursday night and into Friday morning.
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A few storms with the rain could be strong with gusty, even possibly damaging wind gusts. In addition to the storms, the rain will bring at least some relief to our drought conditions as up to 1 inch is expected to fall across central North Carolina, with isolated higher amounts within the thunderstorms and heavier downpours.
It won’t rain all day Friday, and we will dry out and skies will gradually clear by the afternoon.
It will still be a warm day with highs climbing to near 90 degrees and winds gradually changing from southwesterly to northwesterly. This will bring in drier conditions for the weekend.
Saturday will be comfortable and rain-free, but still warm with highs in the upper 80s. The humidity increases slightly during the day Sunday, but the temperature also increases, with highs climbing into the mid-90s!
We’ll stay hot in the mid-90s Monday ahead of another front, which will bring a few storms late Monday before more seasonal temperatures settle in for a few days.
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FORECAST
OVERNIGHT will be mostly cloudy with scattered storms. The low will be 74. Winds will be 10 to 20 miles per hour out of the southwest.
FRIDAY will be mostly cloudy with rain and storms in the morning, then clearing skies by the afternoon. The high will be 90. Winds will be 10 miles per hour out of the southwest.
SATURDAY will be mostly sunny. The high will be 89. Winds will be 5 to 10 miles per hour out of the north.
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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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