A Better Weekend Ahead

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Following a seasonably mild day yesterday near 70, we took a step back today with clouds and some rain as a trough digs east. With the lower heights, there will remain a gusty thundershower chance into the early evening, mainly east of the Triangle.

Following a drier, but still cool and gray start to the weekend tomorrow, conditions will improve into the early part of the week, but the pattern will remain stubbornly unsettled next week.

In the short term, the locally heavy rain that will extend into early this evening, some will begin to move off to the north, leaving just a few leftover showers before midnight (and maybe locally after for a few hours to the north of the Triangle). By tomorrow, rain chances will drop to below categorical levels, but clouds and the cool weather will remain due to low heights. High pressure then building in tomorrow night through Monday will result in a return of clearer skies and a big jump in temperature, back close to 70 by Sunday and into the lower 80s for Monday.

The warm up will be brief, however, a cold front will be waiting in the wings for Tuesday. This will bring a small shower chance, a gusty wind and temperatures about 10-15 degrees cooler. The real brunt of the cool weather will arrive and stick around through late next week, ahead of the next trough which will bring another rain chance for Easter weekend.

Have a great evening and weekend!

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