The National Weather Service in Raleigh, North Carolina, has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook, alerting residents to the likelihood of scattered showers and storms, with the potential for severe weather across central North Carolina. With humidity at 82% and temperatures around 79°F early in the morning, the heat index is expected to reach a sweltering 105°F later today. According to the NWS, there is a 40% chance of precipitation.
Tonight is slated to bring "Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am," with a persistently warm low around 73°F and a 60% chance of precipitation to the Raleigh area, as per the NWS forecast.
Shifting to Thursday through Tuesday, an "active pattern will continue through the end of the workweek with isolated strong to severe storms and flooding possible each afternoon," according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook. This persistent weather garage sale is randomly throwing down various conditions, ranging from sunshine to thunderstorms with a near-certainty of a wet soaking for anyone caught outside. The forewarning is especially focused on the potential for "isolated to scattered flash flooding" in urban zones and those regions still soggy from the recent deluge brought by Chantal.
As per the Hazardous Weather Outlook by the NWS, "spotter activation may be needed," a nod to local weather enthusiasts and citizens who might aid in reporting on-the-ground conditions during the weather upheaval.
Heading into the weekend, Raleigh continues to balance on the edge of a weather seesaw, with a balancing act of "mostly sunny" skies interrupted by a 40% gamble on "showers and thunderstorms after 2pm" on both Saturday and Sunday, as reported by the NWS.
