Raleigh residents can expect a mix of chilly mornings and pleasant afternoons in the upcoming week, with temperatures swinging from frosty dewpoints to mild daytime highs. According to the National Weather Service in Raleigh, the day will start with patchy frost before 8 am, later giving way to a sunny sky with the high creeping up near 65 degrees. A calm wind is forecasted to gather some energy, shifting to southwest at 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
The evening will remain mostly clear with temperatures dipping to a low around 40, the NWS projects a maintaining calm wind. Tomorrow, the sun continues its dominance, providing mostly sunny conditions and a promising high near 69 degrees, calm winds will turn southwest pumping at 5 to 7 mph by the afternoon. Tomorrow night might see the sky cloaking up a bit parting for partly cloudy heavens, and a low hovering around 52 with that persistent southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
As the week progresses, there’s a slight shift in the pattern. Tuesday may confront a brewing contrast of sprinkle chances and scattered showers before 1 pm, mixing with partly sunny skies and a high near 67 degrees. "Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon," reveals the NWS report. The chance of precipitation is a scant 20 percent, presenting only a mild caveat to the otherwise consistent weather narrative.
For those planning ahead for the Thanksgiving festivity, Wednesday until the holiday itself oscillates between sunniness and showers. Wednesday should sport mostly sunny conditions with a high around 61 degrees, but by Wednesday night showers are anticipated after 1 am, with the cloud cover thickening and a low at about 47 degrees, the chance of ruinous rain is pegged at 30 percent. Thanksgiving Day could initiate with showers, primarily post 1 pm, amidst mostly cloudy skies and a high peaking near 64, the chance of precipitation elevating to a more notable 60 percent.
Any remaining showers are expected to drift away before 1 am on the following Thursday night, leaving a mostly cloudy vista and a low around 43. The rest of the week smiles brighter weather-wise, with Friday and Saturday marked by mostly sunny conditions and highs of 52 and 46, respectively. Nighttime on Friday is predicted to be mostly clear with a low cresting at 30 degrees, signaling a brisk start to the weekend.
The complete, local forecast can be accessed on the National Weather Service website.
