Rain By Tuesday

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It turned out to be a nice and breezy Mother's Day today with a good deal of sunshine along with temperatures in the middle 70s. As mentioned, there is also that gusty breeze with gusts up to near 30 mph in some spots.

High pressure, both at the surface and aloft, will move overhead tonight and remain in place tomorrow. This will lead to a continuation of the dry weather with temperatures actually on the rise into the low 80s tomorrow as 500 mb heights climb to around 576 dm.

We will see a quick return to wet weather starting Tuesday and lasting through Wednesday as low pressure tracks across the mid-Atlantic states. This will bring periods of rain and even a few thunderstorms to the Triangle, some of which may be heavy. PWATs Tuesday surge to near 1.9", which may bring the risk of spotty flooding, especially in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

Thursday, there will be a lingering shower around as low pressure may be slow to depart off the Atlantic Coast. However, we see a drying trend by late Thursday.

Any dry stretch of weather will be short-lived, as the next storm will spread some rain into the area on Friday and Saturday. We will then see the return of drier weather next Sunday as high pressure builds back in.

Have a nice evening!

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