Quieter weather returns for the middle of the week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After an active evening of severe weather, the severe threat has ended for Central NC. Storms should clear for most by midnight. Lows will be around 70 degrees tonight.

RDU has picked up 12.16 inches of rain so far this month, after factoring in this evening's rain. The July monthly rainfall record is 12.36 inches, set in 1931, so this is now the second wettest July on record.

It will be quite pleasant through the end of July, with temperatures in the upper 80s and low humidity.

August begins with increasing clouds and perhaps a shower/storm Saturday night as a disturbance sweeps from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic. A front then approaches on Sunday and could bring a thunderstorm Sunday afternoon. The possibility remains that tonight's front lifts back north as a warm front, providing a catalyst for thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday.

Have a great night!
Cruz Medina