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A weak boundary moved into the region Thursday and stalled, and a stronger front will push through today, bringing another round of showers and thunderstorms.
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With plenty of moisture in place, some storms could produce locally heavy rainfall, especially if thunderstorms repeatedly move over the same areas. Where that occurs, rainfall could quickly become excessive and create an isolated flash-flooding threat. Stronger storms may also produce damaging wind gusts, so the threat for severe weather will not be completely absent.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms could continue into Saturday as the front moves farther away. Even though the main boundary will have cleared the area, an upper-level trough will provide enough lift and instability to keep some additional storms developing, particularly during the afternoon. Rain coverage will be more scattered, so not everyone will see rain, but a few storms could still produce heavy downpours and gusty winds.
We are moving into a cooler and more active stretch of weather, with more frequent opportunities for showers and thunderstorms compared to the hot and mostly dry pattern we’ve experienced recently. The cooler air won’t bring a true taste of fall just yet. It will simply bring temperatures back closer to average for this time of year.
Today and Saturday offer the best chances of rain in the forecast period, with drier periods expected between storm chances. Overall, the combination of increased rain and more seasonable temperatures should provide some much-needed relief from the prolonged summer heat.
FORECAST
FRIDAY will be mostly cloudy with rain and storms around; heavy rain is possible. The high will be 90. Winds will be out of the northeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour.
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OVERNIGHT will be mostly clear. The low will be 73. Winds will be south at 5 miles per hour.
SATURDAY will be mostly cloudy, with scattered showers and storms. The high will be 87. Winds will be out of the west 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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