Residents in Raleigh, NC can expect a largely mild week ahead weather-wise, with temperatures hovering around the 80-degree mark. The National Weather Service (NWS) has published a detailed forecast indicating mostly cloudy conditions today, but with comfortable highs nearing 80 degrees and light winds. This gentle breeze from the north won't do much more than stir the leaves, offering little respite from the humidity, which sits heavily at 87%. Those stepping out early in the morning would have felt the balmy 69°F that the NWS reported at 6:51 am EDT today.
Tonight, the clouds are expected to part ways, giving rise to a partly cloudy sky and lows around 64 degrees. The wind, remaining benign, should pose no disruption to the tranquility of the evening. As tomorrow rolls in, residents should enjoy a mostly sunny day; the forecast again promises an 80-degree high with a barely-there breeze, turning easterly at about 5 mph in the afternoon. As per the NWS, tomorrow night too retains the serenity with a clear sky and lows dipping to around 62 degrees.
The pattern of sunny days and clear nights looks set to continue well into the weekend with the NWS predicting sunny skies and highs of 83 degrees for Saturday. Come Sunday, and the thermometer readings are once again expected to top out around 81 degrees under sunny skies, only to be followed by another clear night with lows at 62 degrees. This theme of clear skies both day and night, with a persistent sunny disposition from the heavens above, dominates the forecast into the early days of next week.
Looking further ahead, temperatures on Monday will mirror the weekend's, with sunny conditions and a high near 81 degrees, giving way to a mostly clear night with the mercury falling to around 56 degrees. A slight shift in the weather pattern is predicted for Tuesday which, the NWS indicates, will be sunny yet cooler with a high of 73 degrees.
