The National Weather Service in Raleigh, NC has issued a weather outlook for the coming week, cautioning residents about the potential for severe weather on Monday. Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 81 and southwest winds gusting up to 22 mph, while tonight should see mostly cloudy conditions and a mild low around 60 degrees.
As we head into tomorrow, there's a slight chance of showers post 2pm with mostly cloudy skies and a high teetering near 79, the south wind may blow between 6 to 10 mph paired with sporadic gusts up to 18 mph the chance of precipitation stands at a scant 20 percent. Tomorrow night's prospects deepen to a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8pm, under mostly cloudy skies and a low hovering around 64 degrees.
The National Weather Service's detailed forecast intensifies by Monday, with a 90 percent chance of showers and potential thunderstorms, particularly in the afternoon; conditions ripe for rainfall amounting between a tenth to a quarter of an inch, though higher volumes could fall where thunderstorms occur the southwest winds could pick up, gusting as high as 28 mph.
Monday night's outlook remains tempestuous, foreseeing showers and possible thunderstorms before 2am followed by a lingering chance of showers, an overall 90 percent chance of precipitation, with new rainfall quantities anticipated between a quarter and a half of an inch. In a shift, Tuesday offers a brief chance of morning showers before transitioning to a mostly sunny sky and a cooler high around 67 degrees.
According to the Hazardous Weather Outlook released by the National Weather Service, there is a "slight" risk—or Level 2 out of 5—of severe storms on Monday afternoon and evening, with the potential for damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes. Meanwhile, the rest of the week appears less volatile: Wednesday and Thursday promise mostly sunny to cloudy skies with highs in the low 70s to mid-80s, though Friday might tip the scales again with an high nearing 86 under persistent cloud coverage.
