The week ahead turning hot again.

Ethan Clark

July 13, 2026 at 7:15:33 PM

The Weather Headlines across the great state of North Carolina for everyone, don't be caught unaware!

Today is a more active, cooler day with scattered showers, some storms, and widespread clouds. We will begin to see a change in the weather starting Tuesday.

-Tuesday, the cold front breaks down, we will start to see a ridge of high pressure build back, and some sunshine returns to most of the state. Highs will be in the 80s to near 90° for most areas. Storm/rain chances are much lower, but a couple of isolated to scattered showers and storms can't be ruled out, especially south, and some areas to the east seem more favored.

Wednesday-Friday: Partly to mostly sunny skies are expected, the ridge of high pressure really takes over, and the heat is back in full force. Highs in the 90s to near 100° each day for most areas. The high will be well in control of our weather, with sinking air and very limited storm chances on Wednesday and Thursday. Most are dry and hot.

Friday is still hot, with a slightly better chance of some pop-up storms.

The North Carolina Weekend: It looks hot and sunny with highs in the 90s to near 100°. A few hit or miss scattered PM storms look to be around on Saturday and Sunday afternoon/evening across the state, no washouts by any means, typical summertime stuff. We will get more details as we move towards the weekend.

As always, I'll keep you updated all week long!

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Active Weather Expected for Saturday statewide.

Ethan Clark
May 17, 2024
2 min read

Saturday Forecast: It seems everyone has plans that involve outdoor activities on Saturday. Unfortunately, it'll not be completely dry. We can expect periods of showers and thunderstorms on and off statewide, but there will also be long periods of dry time. Here's how I see Saturday playing out.

Saturday morning, scattered showers and even a thunderstorm will be possible hit or miss across the state the highest morning coverage will be across Eastern/Central NC.

Saturday afternoon, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the western part of the state and move east, with storms developing at any point throughout the afternoon across the state. We can't really say exactly at what point and time a storm will hit your location, but the bottom line is scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are likely statewide Saturday afternoon and evening.

Severe Weather: A few strong to severe storms are possible statewide; the threat appears higher level 2/5 risk from Raleigh and points east. However, regardless of where you're located in North Carolina, there is a low-end risk of a strong to severe storm. A few isolated storms could be severe with damaging winds, the tornado threat is very low, but an isolated tornado can't be completely ruled out mainly along the Cape Fear Region.

The severe weather threat is very fluid and subject to change over the next 12 hours, so will be monitoring the progress. I don't think the threat will be as widespread as the past few events.

The Bottom Line: On Saturday be prepared for a passing shower/storm at any point during the day, it'll not be a washout anywhere; there will be lots of dry time.

I'll be monitoring and have you covered all day on the changing weather conditions!