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Our hot and humid pattern continues through Friday.
Highs will again soar into the mid-90s, with heat index values in the triple digits.
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In addition to the hot weather, a cold front arrives bringing a chance for storms late Friday evening. Those storms could become severe, with gusty winds and isolated heavy rain, which is why our area is outlined in a marginal risk.
Behind the front, the temperatures will be briefly cooler, but not by much as highs on Saturday will only drop to around 90. The slight cool-down will be short-lived with temperatures climbing back into the mid to upper 90s by the start of next week. For much of the forecast period, heat remains the biggest weather story.
Rain chances will stay limited through the weekend and into next week. The cold front will be around keeping rain chances around 30%, this weekend, meaning most locations will remain dry.
The summertime pattern is providing plenty of heat and humidity, but not much in the way of large-scale lift to trigger widespread storms. Instead, we will rely on the usual summertime mechanisms: an isolated afternoon pop-up or an organized storm complex developing upstream and moving into the area late in the afternoon or evening.
Any storm that does develop could produce heavy rain and gusty winds, but widespread severe weather is not expected.
Our eyes also remain on the tropics, with several tropical waves moving across the Atlantic. At this time, there are no immediate or forecast tropical threats to North Carolina.
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However, hurricane season is entering a more active part of the climatological calendar, so we will continue watching every wave that moves across the Atlantic. The CBS 17 Storm Team will keep you updated throughout the season as conditions evolve and any potential tropical threats emerge.
FORECAST
OVERNIGHT will be partly cloudy. The low will be 75. Winds will be west 5 miles per hour.
FRIDAY will be partly cloudy with evening storms. The high will be 96 with a heat index near 104. Winds will be out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour.
SATURDAY will be partly cloudy with a few storms. The high will be 90. Winds will be out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour.
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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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