A Wet Wednesday, in Spots

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After a frosty morning in the colder outlying areas, temps warmed nicely into the low and mid-70s this afternoon. Frosty mins this morning were mostly north and west of I-85, but there were a few exceptions. The Raleigh Executive Jetport is located southwest of Raleigh and it dropped to 32 this morning. Two ob sites to the west, one near Siler City bottomed out at 31 and another site at nearby Pittsboro dipped to 32.

The core of the chilly air mass is moving offshore today and with patchy clouds and a southwest breeze tonight, it will be noticeably warnmer overnight tonight with temps tomorrow morning in the upper 40s and low 50s.

A cold front will drop southeast across North Carolina tomorrow, but the core of the cold air behind this front is aiming for New England, rather than the mid-Atlantic states. So after a pleasant day tomorrow, with highs in the middle 70s, temperatures will drop a few degrees Wednesday night and Thursday. An east to northeast breeze Thursday will also help to keep temperatures on the cooler side of the 70 degree mark. As far as any rain with the frontal passage Wednesday, there will be a few showers scattered across the area, but widespread or heavy rains are unlikely. Mid-level moisture values are much lower than what is typical with a cold frontal passage, so it will be tough for any of the showers to deliver more than a 0.10 of an inch of rain.

Expect two days of dry, pleasant weather Thursday into Friday with daytime highs in the upper 60s and low 70s.

There will be another shower opportunity Saturday as a weak front lifts by to the northwest. This time, there will be plenty of moisture in place but not much in the way of dynamics. In fact, heights will be rising Saturday as this front moves by, so the odds of rainfall exceeding expectations are low.

Sunday into Tuesday will feature a spell of dry, warm weather with daily highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the low 60s.

Have a great evening!

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