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A return of near-record-breaking heat and humidity in central North Carolina is on the way. It starts Wednesday and kicks into high gear to end the week and begin the weekend.
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Wednesday will feature lots of sunshine with highs in the middle 90s. Thursday and Friday call for upper 90s, with a run at 100 degrees being possible. If the thermometer doesn’t hit the century mark, the feels-like values will from Thursday into the weekend.
Rain chances stay away until Saturday and Sunday, with the second half of the weekend looking slightly wetter than the first. Neither day will be a washout.
Highs slowly cool back into the lower 90s early next week. Daily rain scattered shower and storm chances also return.
FORECAST
WEDNESDAY will be sunny. The high will be 95. Winds will be light out of the west.
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OVERNIGHT will be clear. The low will be 73. Winds will be calm.
THURSDAY will be mostly sunny. The high will be 98 with a heat index of 106. Winds will be light out of the southwest.
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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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