Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
The silver lining in today’s clouds and rain: some milder August temperatures.
But it is still August, so that is going to change. In a big way.
By Friday afternoon, we'll be flirting with the 90s, with heat index values in the lower 90s.
Heat and humidity come storming back for the weekend, thanks to an area of high pressure off the coast.
We expect high temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s both Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday is looking like our muggier day, which means the heat index will really surge.
Feels-like temperatures will climb to between 100° and 105° on Saturday. And on Sunday we could flirt with 110°!
Most of the weekend should be dry. However, we do have a 30% chance for showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, especially across eastern North Carolina.
With all the heat and humidity, scattered storms are looking more likely by Sunday afternoon.
And it looks like we will see you repeat performance of the heat and humidity and thunderstorms on Monday.
There is some brief relief on the way toward mid week. Behind a cold front we expect high temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s under partly cloudy skies.
But it is just a one-day deal. By Thursday, we will be flirting with the 90s again. Stay tuned.
