Isolated severe weather risk Wednesday: First Alert Forecast

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- First Alert Forecast: Temperatures this week will trend near or just below average with modest rain chances. A cold front will bring scattered showers and isolated storms Wednesday. A few isolated strong to severe storms may be possible Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Dry conditions are expected this evening. Lows tonight will be in the 50s.

Wednesday is a First Alert Day as a more organized disturbance and cold front move into the Mid-Atlantic bringing a severe storm risk. Low pressure tracking through the Ohio Valley will drag a cold front across the region later in the day. Scattered showers and isolated storms will develop. An isolated storm could turn strong-to-severe, which may lead to isolated damaging winds.

Totals will average around half an inch, with higher amounts in areas getting heavier downpours.

The front will exit on Thursday, and high pressure steps in, bringing a return to drier air and slightly lower temperatures. It'll feel a bit more comfortable heading into the end of the week with highs in the low 70s.

Behind the front, a drier and less humid airmass filters in for Thursday, with temperatures trending slightly lower into the end of the week.

The next chance of rain will be on Saturday as the front stalls to our south and a disturbance moves through the southeast. Periods of light to moderate rain are expected throughout the day. Rain will exit just in time for Sunday.

Temperatures this week will trend near or just below average, with highs in the 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s.

Have a great day!
Cruz Medina