Colder Mid-Week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Temperatures will gradually decline to the lower 20s by early tomorrow morning.

A similar trend is projected for Wednesday, except afternoon highs can be just a couple of degrees lower in comparison by midweek.

By Thursday and Friday, highs will begin to creep back into the lower 50s across the region. There can be a bit of a breeze on Thursday with winds predominantly blowing out of the southwest but skies will remain on the sunny side with high pressure still in control. Attention shifts to the next storm to impact the region, which is expected to arrive by the weekend. Modeling has come a bit more more into alignment with respect to arrival time of the rain compared to the last few days, bringing a push of moisture into the Triangle on Saturday. Ahead of the rain and showers, clouds will begin to increase across the Carolinas by Friday evening.

Current modeling has a break in the precipitation from Saturday night into a portion of the day on Sunday, but another brief push of moisture can move through either later Sunday afternoon or perhaps Sunday night as conditions trend cooler again. Based on the current track of the storm, preliminary rainfall amounts may remain on the low side, likely under half-inch or perhaps even under the quarter inch mark. As of right now, the steadiest precip remains to the south across portions of Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.

A few aspects in particular that we will have to monitor in the coming days will be the declining temperatures projected Sunday night and if wet surfaces could become slick for a time, or if perhaps the final push of moisture possible later Sunday causes any travel concerns.

Have a great evening!

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