Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
Good news and bad news as we head toward the start of the school year for most kids next week.
The good news: temperatures will be easing, with below-normal temperatures each day.
The bad news: kids may be standing in the rain at the bus stop.
A cold front will cross the region this weekend, bringing us a chance for a few storms and a big drop in temperatures on Sunday.
That front will linger in our neighborhood and become the focus for more showers and storms Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
That will result in a decent dose of rain. Our two main long-range computer forecast models are painting in an inch to nearly three inches for more of us.
And we do need the rain, especially across eastern North Carolina, where we have been abnormally dry.
A second front will eventually nudge front #1 away from us.
That 1-2 punch of cold fronts will usher in another taste of fall heading into the start of September. Stay tuned!
