Patchy fog possible tonight, another cloudy and calm day on tap Tuesday
We'll have a calm start to the week, but we could see showers and storms return to kick off Memorial Day weekend.
Posted — UpdatedAfter a warm day Monday, we'll see partly cloudy skies tonight, and some areas could see patchy fog.
Lows overnight will be in the mid-to-upper 50s.
- Monday night: Partly cloudy with patchy fog in some areas. Lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
- Tuesday: Partly Cloudy. 20% chance of precipitation. Highs in the mid 80s.
- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Highs in the upper 80s.
Warming week before storms return
We'll see temperatures gradually warm as we move through the week.
Tuesday will be a nice day with more sunshine and high in the mid 80s.
The highs the stay in the 80s until Thursday, when we could see highs in the 90s. Humidity will be tolerable for the first half of the week, but Thursday and Friday will be sticky.
The week will stay dry, with little to no chance for rain, but storms could return Friday into Memorial Day weekend.
On Memorial Day, we could see a 50% chance of storms, but the weekend won't be a complete washout.
"As it looks now, we would not be talking about washout conditions but, rather, scattered coverage each day," said WRAL meteorologist Anthony Baglione.
It's been a wet may. As of Monday, only four days this month in the Triangle have gone without rain.
7-day forecast for central NC
- Monday: Partly Cloudy. High of 80.
- Tuesday: Partly Cloudy. 20% chance of precipitation. Highs in the mid 80s.
- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Highs in the upper 80s.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny skies. High of 91.
- Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
- Saturday: 40% chance for rain and storms. Highs in the mid 80s.
- Sunday: A few showers and storms possible. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
Prepare for a busy 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
The number of named storms is significantly higher than the long-term average and moderately higher than recent 30-year averages, according to Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at N.C. State.
In 2024, N.C. State researchers predict:
- 15-20 named storms
- 10 to 12 may grow strong enough to become hurricanes (the historical average is six)
- Three to four becoming major hurricanes
Meanwhile, forecasters at Colorado State University are calling for 24 named storms in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. That is higher than the average year, when 14 storms earn a name.
CSU forecasters say 11 storms will reach hurricane strength, up from the average of seven, and five of those hurricanes could be "major," that is Category 3, 4 or 5, with winds over 111 mph.
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