Less humid to start the work week

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- First Alert Forecast: Pleasant conditions are on tap today and tomorrow as lower humidity has returned to the region. Highs will top out near 90 degrees this afternoon.

As a cold front continues to pull away from the region, lower humidity will continue to settle in. Sunshine and highs near 90 degrees are on tap for this afternoon. It should be a great day to get outside and celebrate the Canes winning the Stanley Cup!!

Cooler and less humid air and some sunshine will continue Tuesday. Skies will be mostly cloudy keeping highs in the 80s. Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week.

By Wednesday, warmer, more humid air will filter back into the region, with temperatures climbing into the 90s. Heat and humidity continue to build on Thursday with temperatures climbing to around 100. There may be a spotty afternoon thunderstorm, southeast of the Triangle, but most places will likely remain dry.

Our attention will then turn towards the Gulf, as an area of low pressure tries to develop just off the Texas coast. Almost all models show either a weak area of low pressure or a concentrated area of rain moving through the Southeast from Thursday night to Friday night. Timing differs a bit between models.

Regardless of the exact timing, we will certainly take any rain that we can get with drought conditions continuing to intensify across the area.

Looking ahead, high pressure settles into the area by midday Saturday at the latest on current modeling so the weekend should be primarily dry. Temperatures will be slightly above average, with high in the low to mid 90s.

While we wait for the day/time decision on the Canes' parade, if it occurs this weekend, we will have very similar weather to the 2006 parade, which had a high of 92, a low of 67, and abundant sunshine! Here's to hoping we get some similarly beautiful weather to celebrate our 2026 Carolina Hurricanes!

Tropics:
1. Northwestern Gulf :
A trough of low pressure located over northeastern Mexico continues
to produce disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity.
Development is not expected during the next day or so while the
trough remains inland and drifts generally northward over
northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. The system is then forecast
to move northeastward and could re-emerge over the northwestern Gulf
of America late Tuesday or Wednesday, where environmental conditions
may support some development around midweek. Regardless of tropical
cyclone formation, heavy rainfall and flash flooding are possible
across portions of eastern and southern Texas and Louisiana this
week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

Have a great day!
Cruz Medina