Raleigh starts the week muggy and mostly cloudy, with afternoon storms Monday and a wetter Tuesday that could bring isolated flooding. More upper-80s heat follows later in the week.

Raleigh faces an afternoon and evening storm threat Sunday, with heavy rain and localized flooding possible. More thunderstorms are likely through midweek.

Raleigh gets a hot, mostly dry Saturday before thunderstorms and localized flooding concerns develop Sunday and linger into midweek.

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Raleigh gets a sunny, hot start to the weekend before showers and thunderstorms become widespread Sunday into Monday.

Raleigh gets a sunny, rain-free Thursday before temperatures near 90 return Friday and storms become likely Sunday.

A radar-indicated tornado threat moved across northern Orange and northwestern Durham Tuesday night before the warning expired.

A severe thunderstorm watch covering Raleigh, Durham and much of central North Carolina ended early Wednesday after a night of lightning and storm threats.

Severe storms knocked out power to roughly 13,000 Wake County customers at the peak. Outages stretched across a broad swath of the Raleigh area.

A fast-moving storm brought a flash flood warning to parts of Durham and Orange counties Tuesday night, with more heavy rain possible before the alert expired.

A severe thunderstorm warning covered Alexander and Iredell counties Tuesday afternoon, with forecasters warning of 60 mph gusts, heavy lightning and downed trees.

A flash flood warning covered five counties around Raleigh as storms dropped several inches of rain and threatened more flooding overnight.

Muggy Tuesday morning leads to low‑90s and a late‑day chance of storms; a slight severe‑weather risk is expected this evening. Stay ready for gusty winds and quick downpours.