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WATCH: Slightly cooler on Thursday, rain arrives Friday PM

Rain returns to North Carolina on Friday

WATCH: Slightly cooler on Thursday, rain arrives Friday PM

Rain returns to North Carolina on Friday

SOME DAYS. YEAH. FOR SURE. I MEAN, WE’VE HAD SOME NICE WEATHER AND THEN WE’VE HAD THOSE THOSE BRIEF COOL DOWNS FOR A COUPLE DAYS, RIGHT WHERE LAST WEEK WE HAD TO WORRY ABOUT FROST AND A FREEZE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. BUT LOOKING AHEAD OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, I’M REALLY THINKING WE START TO SEE A BIT MORE CONSISTENCY. OUR AVERAGE HIGH AT PTI AIRPORT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS AROUND 63 DEGREES TODAY. WE’LL BE RIGHT ON THE MONEY FOR THAT, AND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE DEGREES OF THAT. SO SOME CONSISTENCY IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, YOU COULD SAY OUR NEAR FIRM CLIMATE IMPACTS ARE FAIRLY MINIMAL RIGHT NOW WITH THAT SONG. SOLID STRETCH OF AVERAGE WEATHER WE HAVE COMING UP, THOUGH IT IS A BIT CHILLY OUTSIDE THIS MORNING, MOST OF US WAKING UP TO 40S AND WE ARE STILL COOLING DOWN, SO EXPECT THESE TEMPERATURES TO BE ABOUT FIVE DEGREES COOLER WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND HEAD OUT THE DOOR TO WORK IF YOU’RE NOT ALREADY UP RIGHT NOW. SUNRISE HERE AT 7:21 A.M. FOR US. SO CHECK OUT THE CLOCK. STILL A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GO THERE. LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW. BRINGING A COLD FRONT AND THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR YES, A SLIGHTLY COOLER DAY TODAY. NOT REALLY FEELING THE IMPACTS OF THAT FRONT ALL THAT MUCH RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU SEE BACK OFF TO THE NORTH, THERE IS SOME MUCH COOLER AIR PULLED OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY OVER TO PITTSBURGH, IN CINCINNATI. SO WE WON’T QUITE BE COOL TODAY, BUT STILL A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THAN WE WERE YESTERDAY. AND IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL YESTERDAY. STILL A NICE DAY COMING UP FOR US THOUGH. WE’LL BE NEAR 50 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LUNCHTIME AND THEN HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TODAY WHERE WE SAW 60S YESTERDAY. LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY IN THE BREEZE. NOT AS BAD TODAY EITHER. THAT’S A GOOD NEWS THERE. A COOL MORNING IN THE FOOTHILLS. LOW 60S LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. LOTS OF SUNSHINE. THE PIEDMONT TRIAD, LOW 60S. SOME OF US TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. PLACES LIKE ASHEBORO, TROY, MAYBE MAKING IT INTO THE MID 60S, 63 DEGREES ARE OUR OFFICIAL HIGH BY 5:00. AGAIN, BREEZE NOT AS BIG TODAY, A BIG OF AN ISSUE I SHOULD SAY. AND WE STILL HAVE THE DRY AIR IN PLACE, BUT WITHOUT THAT BREEZE THAT DECREASES OUR FIRE DANGER. JUST A TAD BIT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT YESTERDAY BEING PRETTY HIGH. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BRUSH FIRES TODAY. NOT QUITE AS HIGH. STILL NOT A GOOD IDEA TO DO ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY, BUT CONDITIONS CERTAINLY BEGINNING TO IMPROVE AND THEY’LL REALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE TOMORROW AS MOISTURE MOVES IN. IN THOSE RAIN CHANCES INCREASE. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE IMPACT DAY, SO I WANT TO TIME THAT OUT FOR YOU HERE TODAY. DRY AND BEAUTIFUL. PRETTY COMFORTABLE OUT IN THE SUN TOO WITH LOW 60S CLOUDS. REALLY DON’T MOVE IN UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. WAKING UP TO A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. AND THEN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON YOU SEE THAT RAIN REALLY START TO SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTH, BECOMING WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE. AND IT COULD EVEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THROUGH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, BRINGING US SOME GOOD, STEADY SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THIS SHOULD BE MOVING OUT, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A SOAKER MOSTLY WHILE WE’RE SLEEPING BUT STILL AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN, LIKELY ACROSS PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE AREA. SO HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. NICE TODAY AND COMFORTABLE OUT IN THE SUN. IMPACT DAYS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY A COOLER AND BREEZY FOR SUNDAY A
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WATCH: Slightly cooler on Thursday, rain arrives Friday PM

Rain returns to North Carolina on Friday

Dry and slightly cooler for your Thursday. Less breezy, too! Rain chances increase tomorrow. Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has a look at your Thursday morning forecast.

Dry and slightly cooler for your Thursday. Less breezy, too! Rain chances increase tomorrow. Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has a look at your Thursday morning forecast.

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