Raleigh residents can expect a medley of sun and storms in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh, North Carolina. The NWS forecast, predicts a stretch of mostly sunny skies today with temperatures peaking at a warm 87 degrees. However, serenity might give way to scattered showers and thunderstorms as the week progresses.
Tonight, the sky will remain partly cloudy, with lows settling around 69 degrees. Light breezes are expected to keep things comfortable. The next few days will see a gradual build-up of summer heat, with a 30% chance of precipitation and potential thunderstorms in the afternoons. Thursday's high is set to near the 90-degree mark, as reported by NWS Raleigh, presenting only a slight reprieve from the increasing humidity.
Rains may come as scant relief on Friday when chances of precipitation hit 50% and new rainfall amounts will likely be less than a tenth of an inch, except in cases of thunderstorms where totals could be greater. As the weekend ushers in, a consistent pattern of showers and thunderstorms is forecasted particularly during the afternoon and evening hours.
The weather cycle continues into next week with 60% chances of showers and thunderstorms beginning Saturday afternoon and persisting through Tuesday. Nighttimes temperatures are anticipated to hover around the low 70s, providing little relief from the sultry daytime highs flirting with 90 degrees.
