50/50 Weekend
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A backdoor cold front slipped southeast through northeast North Carolina overnight. An east to southeast flow on the north side of this front held our temps back for a while this morning, but a southerly flow is pushing this shallow pool of cooler air north out of the Triangle early this afternoon. This will allow the air mass to warm up some this afternoon, but its not likely to destabilize to the point where a widespread area of severe thunderstorms are likely to erupt. None-the-less we are likely to see a few widely-separated showers and a stronger thunderstorm or two develop late this afternoon and drift east through the area up until around midnight tonight. A cold frontal passage around 2am should end our rain chances tonight, but skies will be slow to clear.
Its likely to still be fairly cloudy at sunrise tomorrow. The clouds should break up during the day tomorrow, perhaps enough to allow temperatures to recover to the middle and upper 70s. The dry weather will not last long.
Low pressure traveling east along the Gulf Coast Saturday will make a northeast turn Sunday and spread rain northeast through the Carolinas in the afternoon and at night. So if you are planning to do any outdoor work this weekend, Saturday is the day to do it. A strengthening easterly flow and thickening cloud cover also means we are in for a cool day
Sunday with highs not much above 60. As far as rainfall (and we do need it), expect amounts to be around 0.25 of an inch in the triangle with lower totals to the north and higher totals to the south.
This storm moves slowly off to the east Monday but skies will be slow to clear. Tuesday should be a nice day and so will much of Wednesday with highs in the low to middle 70s. There is a low chance for a brief shower or two Wednesday afternoon as a trough swings by to the north. Thursday ends up mostly sunny and a few degrees cooler than the historical average, which on that date happens to be 75 and 52.
Have a great evening and a nice weekend!
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